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Long Island Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Children, Expired License: Police Long Island Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Children, Expired License: Police
Long Island Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Children, Expired License: Police A woman was arrested on Long Island after police allegedly caught her driving drunk and with an expired learner’s permit with two children in the car. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, April 19 in Westbury, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 2:15 a.m., 35-year-old Olga Romero-Lopez was driving her black 2011 Toyota RAV4 on School Street near the intersection of Whittier Street when police pulled her over for a traffic infraction. However, police noticed that Romero-Lopez, who is from Levittown, had watery eyes, was unsteady on her feet, and sm…
DWI: Woman Driving With 1-Year-Old Crashes Into Pole On Long Island, Police Say DWI: Woman Driving With 1-Year-Old Crashes Into Pole On Long Island, Police Say
DWI: Woman Driving With 1-Year-Old Crashes Into Pole On Long Island, Police Say A woman has been arrested after she allegedly drove drunk on Long Island with her child, running into a traffic pole and later refusing to allow the child to be assessed by medics, police said. The incident occurred in Oceanside on Wednesday, Feb. 21, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 2:25 a.m. that morning, 34-year-old Freeport resident Stephanie Almonte was said to have been driving her Toyota Camry while drunk, with a 1-year-old boy. She was heading east on Brower Avenue when, near the intersection of Chance Drive, Almonte crashed into a pole. When police and para…
Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3 Children In Backseat, Crashes Into Tree: Police Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3 Children In Backseat, Crashes Into Tree: Police
Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3 Children In Backseat, Crashes Into Tree: Police A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly drove drunk with an adult passenger and three kids in the back, crashing into a tree, police said. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in Garden City. According to Nassau County Police, 41-year-old Ruben Gonzalez of Westbury was driving north on Cherry Valley Avenue while he was drunk. He had a front passenger, a 37-year-old woman, and his three children in the back, ages 4, 9, and 11.  Police said that near the intersection of 10th Street, Gonzalez’s 2023 Cadillac Escalade went off the road and crashed into a t…
LIE Christmas Crash: Mastic Beach Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child Onboard In Yaphank LIE Christmas Crash: Mastic Beach Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child Onboard In Yaphank
LIE Christmas Crash: Mastic Beach Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child Onboard In Yaphank A local man has been accused of driving drunk with a young child on board after a minivan crashed on the Long Island Expressway on Christmas Day. The incident happened around 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25 on the eastbound side near Exit 66 in Yaphank when a 2019 Toyota Sienna crashed into the center median, Suffolk County Police said. It was determined that the driver of the Toyota, Daniel Kissoon, age 34, of Mastic Beach, was intoxicated, Suffolk County Police said. Kissoon’s 5-year-old son was a passenger in the vehicle, according to police. The child wa…
Long Island Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In Car Long Island Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In Car
Long Island Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In Car A Long Island woman has been accused of driving drunk with a young child in the car. According to Nassau County Police, while on patrol in Levittown, an officer observed a black 2013 Kia Forte commit multiple vehicle traffic Infractions and conducted a stop on Ranch Lane near the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike on Friday, Oct. 27 at 9:20 p.m. The investigation revealed the driver, Michelle Stanchfield, age 49, of 40 Levittown, with slurred speech, watery eyes, an odor of alcohol emanating from her breath and to be unsteady on her feet, resulting in positive results on the Standardiz…
Baby, 7-Year-Old Injured When Drunk Mom Crashes SUV In Shirley, Police Say Baby, 7-Year-Old Injured When Drunk Mom Crashes SUV In Shirley, Police Say
Baby, 7-Year-Old Injured When Drunk Mom Crashes SUV In Shirley, Police Say Two children, including a 7-month-old baby, are recovering from injuries sustained when their drunk mother crashed her SUV on Long Island, police said. The incident happened at around 9:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, in Shirley, on the Sunrise Highway Service Road near Maple Avenue, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators said Kimberly Diaz, age 27, of West Babylon, was driving a GMC Yukon eastbound on the service road when she lost control and crashed into a utility pole. No other vehicles were involved. When Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol officers arrived, they determined tha…
Bay Shore Man Driving Drunk Crashes SUV With 2 Kids On Board In Hauppauge, Police Say Bay Shore Man Driving Drunk Crashes SUV With 2 Kids On Board In Hauppauge, Police Say
Bay Shore Man Driving Drunk Crashes SUV With 2 Kids On Board In Hauppauge, Police Say A local man has been charged with driving drunk with two young children in his SUV overturned on a Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 in Hauppauge. Peters Aiyeybomwan, age 43, of Bay Shore, was driving a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder on Express Drive North, when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed it into the left guardrail, overturning the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.  The Safe-T Team responded and arrested the driver. Aiyeybomwan was charged with: Aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger 15 years old…
Sobriety Checkpoint: 7 Charged During Overnight Detail In Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint: 7 Charged During Overnight Detail In Patchogue
Sobriety Checkpoint: 7 Charged During Overnight Detail In Patchogue Seven people are facing charges after an overnight sobriety checkpoint at the start of the Memorial Day weekend on Long Island. Authorities conducted the operation in Patchogue at the intersection of Waverly Avenue and North Service Road from around 11:10 p.m. Friday, May 26, until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, May 27.  A total of 523 vehicles went through the checkpoint, Suffolk Couty Police said. One of the motorists, Robert Jimenez, age  43, of Ronkonkoma, was charged with Leandra’s Law, aggravated driving while intoxicated, a felony offense, for having a 13-year-old…
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…
2-Year-Old Was In Drunk Driver's Car During Hit-Run Crash On Long Island, Police Say 2-Year-Old Was In Drunk Driver's Car During Hit-Run Crash On Long Island, Police Say
2-Year-Old Was In Drunk Driver's Car During Hit-Run Crash On Long Island, Police Say A 2-year-old child was inside the car when a drunk driver caused a hit-and-run crash on Long Island, authorities said. The incident happened at 11 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 in Hewlett, near the intersection of Broadway and Hewlett Avenue, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said 37-year-old Natasha Robinson, of Far Rockaway, Queens, was driving westbound on Broadway in a Ford Escape when she struck a Chevrolet Suburban being driven by a 17-year-old girl. Robinson then fled the scene, according to police. The teen driver of the Suburban was not injured in the crash. Officers lo…
Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In SUV After Long Island Chain-Reaction Crash Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In SUV After Long Island Chain-Reaction Crash
Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In SUV After Long Island Chain-Reaction Crash 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 …
East Northport Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With 11-Month-Old Daughter In Car After Crash East Northport Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With 11-Month-Old Daughter In Car After Crash
East Northport Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With 11-Month-Old Daughter In Car After Crash A man has been charged with driving drunk with his infant child in the car after a crash at a Long Island intersection. The crash happened Saturday, Jan. 21 at 6:40 p.m. in East Northport when a 2021 Hyundai struck the rear of a 2020 Mazda on Elwood Road, at the intersection of Pulaski Road, Suffolk County Police said. It was determined that the driver of the Hyundai was intoxicated and his 11-month-old daughter was a passenger in the vehicle, police said. The baby was transported by the Northport Fire Department to Huntington Hospital for evaluation. The driver of the…
Infant, 2 Kids Found In Car After Drunk-Driving Crash On Long Island, Police Say Infant, 2 Kids Found In Car After Drunk-Driving Crash On Long Island, Police Say
Infant, 2 Kids Found In Car After Drunk-Driving Crash On Long Island, Police Say A 33-year-old man is facing charges following a suspected drunk driving crash on Long Island involving three children. Nassau County Police officers were called just before 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, with reports of a crash in Glen Head on Robert Road. Investigators determined that Cornelio Bonilla Villatoro was driving a Honda Pilot when he struck a parked Kia. No other vehicles were involved. At the time, three children ages 7, 2, and 6 months were inside the Honda with him, according to police. None of the children were injured. Police arrested Bonilla Villatoro on multiple counts of dr…
Riverhead Man Accused Of Driving Drunk, Crashing With 7-Month-Old In Pickup Truck Riverhead Man Accused Of Driving Drunk, Crashing With 7-Month-Old In Pickup Truck
Riverhead Man Accused Of Driving Drunk, Crashing With 7-Month-Old In Pickup Truck A local man has been accused of driving drunk with an infant in the vehicle after a crash near a busy Long Island intersection. The crash happened in Riverhead at about 6:10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, and involved a black Chevrolet pickup truck and a gray Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Main Road near the intersection of Route 105, Riverhead Police said.  Upon police arrival, an investigation was conducted and the operator of the pickup truck, Phillip Majeski age, of Riverhead, was found to be intoxicated, and had a 7-month-old child inside the vehicle, according to police. Majeski was char…
2 Drivers Charged With DWI After Fiery East Quogue Crash, Police Say 2 Drivers Charged With DWI After Fiery East Quogue Crash, Police Say
2 Drivers Charged With DWI After Fiery East Quogue Crash, Police Say Two men are facing driving while intoxicated charges following a fiery two-vehicle crash on Long Island. The crash happened in East Quogue on County Road 104 near Jeffrey Lane on the night of Friday, Oct. 28, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Police received a report of the crash at about 11:40 p.m. and found two people trapped in one vehicle and another unoccupied vehicle on fire, according to the report. The State Police K9 unit located 44-year-old Estuardo Moscoso Almazan, of East Quogue, a short distance from the crash, authorities said. Police said investigators deter…
26-Year-Old Killed, Man Charged With DWI Both ID'd After Car Crashes Into Tree On Long Island 26-Year-Old Killed, Man Charged With DWI Both ID'd After Car Crashes Into Tree On Long Island
26-Year-Old Killed, Man Charged With DWI Both ID'd After Car Crashes Into Tree On Long Island Police released the identities of a man accused of driving drunk on Long Island and crashing into a tree and the 26-year-old passenger who died in the crash. The incident happened in Hempstead at about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, the Nassau County Police Department said. Earlier report - Passenger Dies After Car Crashes Into Tree In Hempstead, Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say Police said 50-year-old Donnell Hill, of Hempstead, drove a 2018 Dodge Charger occupied by multiple passengers east on Jerusalem Avenue near Ingraham Boulevard at a high rate of speed, and he lo…
Passenger Dies After Car Crashes Into Tree On Long Island, Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say Passenger Dies After Car Crashes Into Tree On Long Island, Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say
Passenger Dies After Car Crashes Into Tree On Long Island, Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say An investigation is underway after police said a drunk driver crashed into a tree on Long Island, and a passenger who was ejected from the car died from his injuries. The crash happened in Hempstead at about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said a 2018 Dodge Charger, occupied by multiple passengers, was traveling east on Jerusalem Avenue in the area of Ingraham Boulevard at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and struck a curb. The Dodge then struck a tree, causing the rear passenger to be ejected, police said. The …
Long Island Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With Kids In Car After Crash Injuring Woman Long Island Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With Kids In Car After Crash Injuring Woman
Long Island Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With Kids In Car After Crash Injuring Woman A Long Island man has been charged with alleged aggravated DWI with children in the car.  Anthony Bolasingh, age 31, of Roosevelt, was arrested around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 in Baldwin. According to Nassau County police, officers responded to a 911 call for an auto accident in  Arriving officers found that Bolasingh was driving a 1999 BMW 540 when he struck a 2018 Toyota Prius driven by a 44- year-old male and then collided with a pole, police said. An investigation was conducted and Bolasingh was arrested without incident.  A female passenger, age 3…
Intoxicated Woman Drove Erratically In Calverton With 2 Kids In Vehicle, Police Say Intoxicated Woman Drove Erratically In Calverton With 2 Kids In Vehicle, Police Say
Intoxicated Woman Drove Erratically In Calverton With 2 Kids In Vehicle, Police Say A woman was charged after police said she drove while intoxicated on Long Island with her 6-, and 9-year-old sons in the vehicle. Police received a report of a Chevrolet driving erratically on Edwards Avenue in Calverton at about 6:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, the Riverhead Town Police Department said. Officers determined that the driver, identified as Lori Saraf, was intoxicated and had her two children in the vehicle, authorities said. Neither her age nor place of residence was released by police. She was arrested and charged with DWI in violation of Leandra's Law and two counts of …
Man Driving Drunk With Young Daughters In Vehicle Flees Scene Of Riverhead Crash, Police Say Man Driving Drunk With Young Daughters In Vehicle Flees Scene Of Riverhead Crash, Police Say
Man Driving Drunk With Young Daughters In Vehicle Flees Scene Of Riverhead Crash, Police Say A man who attempted to flee a crash on Long Island was charged with alleged drunk driving with his two young daughters in the vehicle.  The incident took place in Riverhead around 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 9 in the area of 700 Country Road. According to Riverhead Police, when officers responded to the two-vehicle crash involving a blue Volvo and a red pickup truck, the truck attempted to flee the scene but was stopped a short distance away. An investigation found the driver, identified as Angel G. Ordonez Guitz, address unknown, was intoxicated and had his 8- and 11-year-old daughters…
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…
Man Driving Drunk With Kids In SUV Crashes Into 3 Vehicles On Long Island, Police Say Man Driving Drunk With Kids In SUV Crashes Into 3 Vehicles On Long Island, Police Say
Man Driving Drunk With Kids In SUV Crashes Into 3 Vehicles On Long Island, Police Say A man is facing charges after police said he drove while intoxicated with a woman and two teenagers in the vehicle and crashed into three parked vehicles on Long Island. Ramon Oliveras, age 46, of Fresh Meadows, Queens, was arrested following the crash in Franklin Square at 1:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, the Nassau County Police Department said. Police said Oliveras crashed a 2020 Infiniti QX4 SUV into three unoccupied, parked vehicles in the area of Doris Avenue and Langdon Street. A 49-year-old woman, a 15-year-old girl, and a 13-year-old girl, who were passengers in the Infiniti, all suf…
7 Charged During Sobriety Checkpoint At Busy Patchogue Intersection 7 Charged During Sobriety Checkpoint At Busy Patchogue Intersection
7 Charged During Sobriety Checkpoint At Busy Patchogue Intersection Seven people were charged during an overnight sobriety checkpoint overnight at a busy Long Island intersection. It was conducted in Patchogue at Waverly Avenue and North Service Road between 11:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, and 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway Patrol Bureau conducted the joint operation with New York State troopers. A total of 400 vehicles went through the checkpoint. The following people were arrested and charged: Gloria Torres Lema, age 28, of Bellport was charged with aggravated driving while …
Mastic Man Found Unconscious In Minivan With Screaming Baby Charged With DWI, Police Say Mastic Man Found Unconscious In Minivan With Screaming Baby Charged With DWI, Police Say
Mastic Man Found Unconscious In Minivan With Screaming Baby Charged With DWI, Police Say A man was charged with driving while intoxicated after police said he was found unconscious in a minivan with a screaming baby on Long Island. The incident happened in Bellport at about 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, the Suffolk County Police Department said. A 911 caller reported an unresponsive man in the driver's seat of a 2008 Toyota Sienna parked in the middle of Bellport Avenue near Beaver Dam Road, SCPD said.  The caller said there was a screaming baby in the Toyota, police said.  Police said EMS found 25-year-old Harry Penny, of Mastic, unconscious in the driver's…
Long Island Woman Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger, Striking Parked Vehicle Long Island Woman Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger, Striking Parked Vehicle
Long Island Woman Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger, Striking Parked Vehicle A 46-year-old woman was accused of driving while intoxicated with an 8-year-old passenger in the vehicle and striking a parked vehicle on Long Island. Valerie Decker, of Massapequa Park, was arrested in Wantagh at about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said Decker attempted to parallel park a 2017 Dodge Ram in front of 2166 Wantagh Avenue, the location of Maplewood School & Summer Program, and struck a 2019 Infiniti. Police said the Infiniti was occupied by a 50-year-old woman. When officers arrived, they saw Decker driving away f…
LI Woman Accused Of DWI After Crashing Vehicle With Child Passengers LI Woman Accused Of DWI After Crashing Vehicle With Child Passengers
LI Woman Accused Of DWI After Crashing Vehicle With Child Passengers A woman is facing multiple charges after police said she drove while intoxicated with two children in the vehicle and crashed into a parked tow truck on Long Island. The crash happened in Roosevelt at Babylon Turnpike and Cumberland Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police said a 2010 Mercedes Benz crashed into a parked, unoccupied tow truck. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman holding a 4-year-old girl who was bleeding from a laceration to her forehead, and they saw a 3-year-old boy standing with her with no …
Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Two Kids In Car, Police Say Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Two Kids In Car, Police Say
Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Two Kids In Car, Police Say A Long Island man is facing multiple charges after police say he drove drunk with two children in the car on a busy roadway overnight. An officer on patrol observed a 2006 Lexus traveling westbound on Sunrise Highway with a defective headlight at around 1:45 a.m. Sunday, June 26 in Massapequa Park, Nassau County Police said. The officer activated his emergency lights and conducted a vehicle and traffic law stop at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Manhattan Avenue.  An investigation revealed that Alexander Umanzor, age 37, of Freeport, was operating his vehicle under the in…
Man Drove Drunk With Children In SUV On Long Island Roadway, Police Say Man Drove Drunk With Children In SUV On Long Island Roadway, Police Say
Man Drove Drunk With Children In SUV On Long Island Roadway, Police Say A man has been accused of driving drunk on a busy Long Island roadway with children inside an SUV. Nassau County Police say an officer on duty in East Meadow observed Wilfredo Figueroa-Figueroa, age 45, of Jamaica, Queens, operating a white 2021 Chevrolet Suburban in a dangerous manner just before 10:15 p.m. Friday, May 27. The vehicle was traveling westbound on Hempstead Turnpike and matched the description of 911 calls coming from this location describing an erratic driver, according to police.  After officers performed a vehicle and traffic law stop, it was discovered that Figueroa…
Amityville Mother Nabbed For Driving Drunk With Toddler In Car, Police Say Amityville Mother Nabbed For Driving Drunk With Toddler In Car, Police Say
Amityville Mother Nabbed For Driving Drunk With Toddler In Car, Police Say A 30-year-old woman on Long Island is facing felony charges after allegedly driving drunk with her toddler son in the car before crashing into a tree, police said. In Syosset, a driver was traveling north on Route 135 shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, when she struck a tree on the side of the roadway near Exit 14W, according to a spokesperson from the Nassau County Police Department. Police said that the driver, Amityville resident Dshawna Courtney, was found to be allegedly drunk during the crash investigation, and she was arrested without incident. According to police, the…
Flanders Man Driving Drunk With Three Kids In Car Nearly Crashes Into Cruiser, Police Say Flanders Man Driving Drunk With Three Kids In Car Nearly Crashes Into Cruiser, Police Say
Flanders Man Driving Drunk With Three Kids In Car Nearly Crashes Into Cruiser, Police Say A Long Island man with three children in his vehicle was charged with DWI after he narrowly avoided hitting a New York State trooper head-on. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 8 p.m., Sunday, March 27 in Riverhead. The incident took when a trooper was traveling eastbound on Hubbard Avenue in the town of Riverhead when a 2007 Honda Pilot traveling westbound crossed over into the eastbound lane and into the path of the trooper, said Trooper Daniel Ahlgrim, of the New York State Police. The trooper and the driver of a vehicle traveling behind the police vehicle drove up on…
Woman Accused Of DWI With Infant In SUV After LIE Crash In Suffolk Woman Accused Of DWI With Infant In SUV After LIE Crash In Suffolk
Woman Accused Of DWI With Infant In SUV After LIE Crash In Suffolk A 28-year-old woman was arrested after police said she drove on the Long Island Expressway while impaired and crashed an SUV carrying her 4-month-old daughter. The Suffolk County Police Department said the crash happened near Exit 53 in Brentwood at about 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 20. Rachel Meyer, of Huntington Station, was driving a 2009 Subaru Forester west on the highway when she lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the median, SCPD reported. Highway Patrol officers found Meyer unconscious in the Subaru and determined that she was under the influence of drugs, police said.  …