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Cricket Cup Arrest: Man Jumps Fence, Runs Onto Long Island Field, Police Say
A Maryland man was arrested during a World Cricket Cup game on Long Island after he allegedly attempted to run onto the field.
It happened on Saturday, June 1, in East Meadow, according to Nassau County Police.
At approximately 1 p.m. that day, during the India versus Bangladesh match, police said that 31-year-old Ashwin Godker jumped over the fence at Eisenhower Stadium, located at 1899 Park Boulevard.
Godker, who is from Gaithersburg, Maryland, then ran out onto the field and toward the players.
Police were able to arrest Godker on the field and no injuries were reported.
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Valley Stream Man Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Crash
A Valley Stream man has been charged with manslaughter and two counts of assault in connection with a high-speed chase that ended in a fatal crash.
Dana King, Jr., 23, was arraigned Tuesday, May 7, for the March 18, crash that killed a father of two children, Jim Hayes Jr., 22, of Hempstead, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.
The incident began around 11:30 p.m., when Hayes, picked up, Isabel Rodriguez, from her Valley Stream home in a lime green 2007 BMW. About a block from the house, the woman noticed her ex-boyfriend, King, driving a black 2009 Audi behind t…