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Two Drivers Racing Each Other Sentenced For Fatal LIE Crash In Nassau County Two Drivers Racing Each Other Sentenced For Fatal LIE Crash In Nassau County
Two Drivers Racing Each Other Sentenced For Fatal LIE Crash In Nassau County Two Nassau County men have been sentenced for their roles in a fatal 2017 crash on the Long Island Expressway while racing each other at speeds as high as 120 miles per hour that left one man dead. Jonnathan Santos, 22, of Manhasset, was sentenced Wednesday, May 29, to three to nine years in prison, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas. He pleaded guilty on Oct. 9, 2018, to manslaughter and DWAI/Drugs, said the DA's Office. Santos’ co-defendant and fellow racer, Areefeen Hirji, 22, of the Village of Muttontown in Oyster Bay, was sentenced February 26, to 3-1/2 years to 10-1…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ambulette Driver Killed When Hit By Vehicle On Route 135 Ambulette Driver Killed When Hit By Vehicle On Route 135
Ambulette Driver Killed When Hit By Vehicle On Route 135 An ambulette driver who was stopped on the side of southbound Route 135 talking with the driver of another vehicle was struck and killed by a third vehicle. The crash took place around 7:10 a.m., Wednesday, May 22, when the unidentified man was stopped on Route 135,  just south of the Jericho Turnpike in Syosset conversing with the other driver, when a third vehicle sideswiped both vehicles and the ambulette driver, said the Nassau County Police. The ambulette driver was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the third vehicle that hit the man remained on the scene, police …

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by Kathy Reakes