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Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In SUV After Chain-Reaction Crash In Lawrence Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In SUV After Chain-Reaction Crash In Lawrence
Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In SUV After Chain-Reaction Crash In Lawrence A woman has been accused of driving drunk with a child in the SUV after a chain-reaction crash near a Long Island intersection. It happened around 6 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 in Lawrence. Rachael Hess, age 44, of Far Rockaway Queens, was operating a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse southbound on Rockaway Turnpike near Broadway when she struck a Honda HR-V operated by a 37-year-old man, Nassau County Police said. The HR-V then collided with a Jeep operated by a 46-year-old man who was stopped at a red light, police said.  The 10-year-old boy in the Traverse was released into the custody of a …

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by Joe Lombardi
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13-Year-Old Injured In Hit-Run Nassau County Crash 13-Year-Old Injured In Hit-Run Nassau County Crash
13-Year-Old Injured In Hit-Run Nassau County Crash A teenage pedestrian was injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on Long Island, police said. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, a 13-year-old boy was struck by a Volkswagen Passat while crossing in front of a building on Burnside Avenue in North Lawrence. Police said that the driver proceeded to leave the scene of the accident, traveling eastbound on Burnside Avenue toward the Rockaway Turnpike. The teen was transported to an area hospital, where he was listed in stable condition after being treated for lacerations to his face and knee. According to police, the incid…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Threatening Two Men, Child At Nassau County Gas Station Man Accused Of Threatening Two Men, Child At Nassau County Gas Station
Man Accused Of Threatening Two Men, Child At Nassau County Gas Station A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly threatening three people - including a rabbi and an 11-year-old child - with physical violence at a Long Island Costco, police said. Nassau County Police investigators arrested Justin Pichizaca, of Queens, on Sunday, Dec. 8, after he allegedly threatened two grown men in their 30s and the child with physical violence and yelled religious slurs based on their religion, while at Costco located on Rockaway Turnpike. Police said that as a result of Pichizaca’s actions, one of his victims captured him on video, which helped detectives to locate and ar…

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by Zak Failla