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Man Sentenced For Wrong-Way DWI Crash That Killed 74-Year-Old In Oakdale Man Sentenced For Wrong-Way DWI Crash That Killed 74-Year-Old In Oakdale
Man Sentenced For Wrong-Way DWI Crash That Killed 74-Year-Old In Oakdale A 57-year-old man was sentenced for driving while intoxicated on Long Island and getting into a head-on crash that killed a 74-year-old man. On Wednesday, Aug. 3, Noel Pastora was given an indeterminate sentence of three-and-a-half to 10-and-a-half years in prison for the June 27, 2021, crash that killed Dominick Capizola, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced.  Pastora pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in June, Tierney said.  “This defendant’s reckless operation of his car while intoxicated cost an innocent man his life," Tierney said in the …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police ID Long Island Man Killed In Wrong-Way Fatal Crash Involving Allegedly Drunk Driver Police ID Long Island Man Killed In Wrong-Way Fatal Crash Involving Allegedly Drunk Driver
Police ID Long Island Man Killed In Wrong-Way Fatal Crash Involving Allegedly Drunk Driver The identity has been released of a Long Island man killed in a wrong-way crash involving an allegedly drunk driver, according to police. Noel Pastora, age 56, of Hempstead, was driving a 2000 Dodge Dakota westbound in the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway (Route 27), west of Locust Avenue, in Oakdale when his vehicle struck an eastbound sedan around 1:50 a.m. Sunday, June 27, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the sedan, now identified as Dominick Capizola, age 73, of Sayville, was pronounced dead at the scene.  Pastora was charged with driving while intoxicat…

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by Joe Lombardi