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Woman Drives On Drugs With 5 Kids On Long Island: Police Woman Drives On Drugs With 5 Kids On Long Island: Police
Woman Drives On Drugs With 5 Kids On Long Island: Police A Long Island woman was nabbed in a parking lot after officials said she was caught driving on drugs with multiple children under the age of 14 in the car. It happened on Sunday, Jan. 7 in Baldwin, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 6:30 p.m., a witness reported that 39-year-old Johanna Gonzalez of Baldwin was driving her 2021 Toyota under the influence at the Wendy’s located at 690 Sunrise Highway. Not only was Gonzalez allegedly found by investigators to be on drugs, but officials say she was driving with five children in the car – one 8-year-old, two 12-year-olds, and two…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Deadly Hit-Run: Drunk, High 24-Year-Old Admits To Ronkonkoma Crash That Killed Woman Deadly Hit-Run: Drunk, High 24-Year-Old Admits To Ronkonkoma Crash That Killed Woman
Deadly Hit-Run: Drunk, High 24-Year-Old Admits To Ronkonkoma Crash That Killed Woman A 24-year-old man is facing years in prison for hitting and killing a Long Island woman while driving drunk and high on marijuana. Wade Gagliano, of Ronkonkoma, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Nov. 30, in the death of Adrienne Wagner. According to prosecutors, Gagliano was driving an SUV westbound on Johnson Avenue near Ocean Avenue in Ronkonkoma when he struck Wagner at around 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 14, 2022, as she crossed the street. Wagner, age 67, of Ronkonkoma, was pronounced dead at the scene. Following the crash, Gagliano fled without calli…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fatal DWI Sentence: Long Island Man Will Spend Years Behind Bars For Killing 24-Year-Old Fatal DWI Sentence: Long Island Man Will Spend Years Behind Bars For Killing 24-Year-Old
Fatal DWI Sentence: Long Island Man Will Spend Years Behind Bars For Killing 24-Year-Old A Long Island man who admitted to driving drunk, killing a young Long Island woman, will now spend up to two decades behind bars, officials announced. Thirty-two-year-old Tyshaun Johashen of Freeport was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 13 to six to 18 years in prison for charges including vehicular homicide, the Nassau County District Attorney said. According to the DA’s Office and his guilty plea, on Wednesday, March 1, Johashen was driving drunk his 2018 Nissan Sentra southbound on Babylon Turnpike in Hempstead. Just after 7 p.m., near the intersection of Babylon Turnpike and Carroll Street…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Driving Under Influence Of Drugs After Her Child Is Found On Patchogue Roadway Woman Accused Of Driving Under Influence Of Drugs After Her Child Is Found On Patchogue Roadway
Woman Accused Of Driving Under Influence Of Drugs After Her Child Is Found On Patchogue Roadway A woman has been accused of driving under the influence of drugs after her child was found walking on a Long Island roadway overnight. The incident happened around 12:40 a.m. Sunday, March 12 in Patchogue.  The 32-year-old was driving a 2015 Scion on the eastbound Sunrise Highway Service Road with her 2-year-old daughter in the vehicle when she began to feel sick, Suffolk County Police said. The woman, identified as Anna Heinecker, of Mastic Beach, then pulled over on Meadow Wood Drive near Rolling Hill Drive and unbuckled her child from her car…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed For Impaired Driving In Separate Southampton Stops Duo Nabbed For Impaired Driving In Separate Southampton Stops
Duo Nabbed For Impaired Driving In Separate Southampton Stops Two men are facing charges after police said they each drove while under the influence in separate incidents on Long Island over the weekend. The two traffic stops happened in Southampton on Sunday, Oct. 30, the Southampton Town Police Department reported. The first traffic stop happened at about 4:30 p.m., after 31-year-old James Nill, of Hampton Bays, was seen following another vehicle too closely on Red Creek Road in Hampton Bays, police said. Police pulled him over and determined that he was driving in an impaired condition, authorities said. Police said Nill was also found to be in p…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say A Long Island man was driving drunk with three young kids in the vehicle when he crashed into a parked car and then fled the scene, authorities said. Nassau County Police were called at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, with reports of a car crash in New Cassel, near Elton Street and Anna Avenue. Officers determined that Eyler Ortiz Alvarado, of Westbury, was driving a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck when he struck an empty parked vehicle before fleeing the scene, police said. He was found a short time later near Grand and Union avenues. Officers also discovered three kids in the vehic…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
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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4-Year-Old Suffolk Girl Dies From Injuries In Crash In Which Mother Was Charged With DWAI 4-Year-Old Suffolk Girl Dies From Injuries In Crash In Which Mother Was Charged With DWAI
4-Year-Old Suffolk Girl Dies From Injuries In Crash In Which Mother Was Charged With Dwai A 4-year-old Long Island girl has died from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash last week in which her mother was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of drugs. Gracelyn Perkowski, of Riverhead, died Sunday, Jan, 16, said New York State Police Trooper Daniel Ahlgrim.  The crash took place around 11:40 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 13, on Flanders Road in the town of Southampton between a 2005 Toyota Rav 4 and a 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan, Ahlgrim said. Related Story: Mother Charged After Suffolk County Crash Critically Injures Her 4-Year-Old Daughter The driver of the Rav…

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by Kathy Reakes
Sports
New York Mets Fire Acting GM Two Months After DWI Charge, Reports Say New York Mets Fire Acting GM Two Months After DWI Charge, Reports Say
New York Mets Fire Acting GM Two Months After DWI Charge, Reports Say He’s outta there. Acting New York Mets general manager Zack Scott will not be coming back to the team after being arrested for allegedly drinking and driving in Westchester County over the summer after a trip to owner Steve Cohen’s Connecticut home over the summer. Scott, age 44, was busted for allegedly driving while intoxicated when he was busted at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31 in White Plains, allegedly after attending a Fairfield County fundraiser at Cohen's Greenwich home. Original story - Acting Mets GM Accused Of Driving Drunk In Westchester, Reports Say It is alle…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Sentenced After DWI Crash Killing Bicyclist In Suffolk County Woman Sentenced After DWI Crash Killing Bicyclist In Suffolk County
Woman Sentenced After DWI Crash Killing Bicyclist In Suffolk County A 32-year-old woman was sentenced after a crash when she was driving while intoxicated in which a bicyclist was killed on Long Island. Lisa Rooney, of Montauk, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 9 to three to nine years in prison for the crash that killed 28-year-old John James Usma Quintero, Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini announced. The DA's Office said Rooney pleaded guilty on Friday, March 19 to the following charges: Aggravated vehicular homicide Second-degree manslaughter Aggravated driving while intoxicated Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance  …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After BMW Crashes With Ambulance Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After BMW Crashes With Ambulance
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After BMW Crashes With Ambulance A woman was allegedly under the influence when she crashed into an ambulance on Long Island in a midday incident witnessed by officers, police said. The Nassau County Public Information Office reported that at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, in East Meadow, Woodbury resident Erica Schweitzer struck an ambulance that was transporting a patient to an area hospital. Police said that Schweitzer was driving a 2017 BMW east when she crashed into the ambulance while attempting to make a left turn onto Hempstead Turnpike from Merrick Avenue. According to investigators, an officer already at the sc…

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by Zak Failla
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Suffolk Man Sentenced For LI Expressway Crash That Killed One, Injured Two Suffolk Man Sentenced For LI Expressway Crash That Killed One, Injured Two
Suffolk Man Sentenced For LI Expressway Crash That Killed One, Injured Two A Long Island man has been sentenced to 12 to 25 years in prison for a two-vehicle crash that killed a father of four and seriously injured two others while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Fernando Ramirez Jr., age 34, of Bay Shore, who was convicted by a jury in April for the 2017 crash, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 1, said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini. The crash took place on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, when Ramirez was driving a 2008 Subaru eastbound on the Long Island Expressway service road in Hauppauge.  At approximately 3:20 a.m., Ramirez ran a r…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man State Police are searching for a Long Island man who was arrested for driving while under the influence of drugs in March of 2015.  A warrant was issued for Michael Leahy's arrest in October of 2017, according to State Police in East Meadow. Leahy has blue eyes and blonde hair, stands at 5-foot-9 and weighs approximately 190 pounds.  Those who know Leahy's whereabouts are encouraged to contact troopers at 631-756-3300 or via email at crimetip@troopers.ny.gov.

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by Christina Coulter