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Hospital Patient Lashes Out, Injures Staff On Long Island, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested after police said he became violent while being treated at a hospital.
It happened in East Meadow on Sunday, Feb. 25, according to Nassau County Police.
That day, 55-year-old Vincent Petrillo, a Mineola resident, was being treated at the Nassau University Medical Center, located at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike.
Then, just after 1 p.m., he allegedly became violent, swinging a wheelchair footrest at a 68-year-old nurse and injuring his hand. While staff attempted to restrain Petrillo, he also reportedly injured another, 60-year-old physician in the kne…
MTA Driver Kills Passenger In Drunken Long Island Crash, DA Says
A Long Island man was indicted on charges including manslaughter for allegedly driving drunk and crashing his car, killing a 26-year-old passenger, officials announced.
Donnell Hill, age 51 of Hempstead, pleaded not guilty during his indictment on Tuesday, Aug. 29 to the seven felony charges against him regarding an October 2022 fatal car crash, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
The crash happened in Hempstead on Oct. 29, 2022, at approximately 10:35 p.m.
Hill, who was working as an MTA bus driver at the time of the incident, is said to have been driving his 2018 Dodge Charg…
New Update - Head-On Crash: 21-Year-Old Killed, 2 Others Injured On Long Island
A young man succumbed to his injuries, and two other people remain injured, following a head-on collision on a Long Island parkway, state police said.
It happened on Thursday, Aug. 24 at approximately 2:45 p.m. on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in Hempstead, according to New York State Police.
Original report - Wrong-Way Crash: 21-Year-Old Driver, Passenger Suffer Serious Injuries On Meadowbrook Parkway
Mubashir Hossain, age 21 of East Elmhurst, Queens, was driving north on the parkway when his 2001 BMW 325 crossed over the center median and crashed head-on with a 2020 Toyota Sienn…
Teen Enters Plea In Collision That Killed Beloved Long Island HS Athlete
A Long Island teenager has been indicted for allegedly running a stop sign, striking another teenager with his SUV, and causing his death, authorities said.
Valley Stream resident Mactyme Michel, aged 19, was indicted on Monday, July 10 for his role in a January 2023 incident that killed a high school senior in Long Beach, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
On January 12, 2023, Michel was driving a 2012 Honda Pilot northwest on Cantiague Lane in Westbury.
Earlier Report: Long Beach HS Senior Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Wonderful Student, Talented Athlete'
At approx…
Alleged Gang Member Admits Murder, More For Long Island Shootings: DA
An alleged member of the Bloods gang has pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder, and more for two separate Long Island incidents, officials announced.
Christopher Anderson, also known as CK, aged 27 of Roosevelt, pleaded guilty on Thursday, June 29 to charges including murder for two separate incidents in 2020, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
The first incident occurred on November 28, 2020.
Earlier Report: Duo Arraigned In Freeport Shooting That Killed 21-Year-Old, Injured 19-Year-Old
According to the charges, 21-year-old Taffarie Haughton and a second victim, …
‘Beacon Of Light’: Death Of 33-Year-Old Long Island Doctor Rattles Community, Friends, Family
“We want to give our precious Charlie girl the memorial she deserves.”
The community has come together to support the family of Dr. Charlene Curtis-Thomas, a physician at the East Meadow Nassau University Medical Center, in the wake of her sudden death.
Dr. Curtis-Thomas, who was a rising third-year Internal Medicine resident physician at Nassau University Medical Center, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 3, according to a GoFundMe started by her family.
She was 33 years old.
Known as Charlie to friends and family, she was a “wonderful daughter, sister, friend, and colleague …
Manslaughter Indictment: Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk, Texting In Crash On Long Island
A young Long Island woman has been indicted for her alleged role in causing a motorcyclist’s death while she was driving while both drunk and texting a friend, the District Attorney announced.
Susannah Smith, a 22-year-old Sea Cliff woman, was indicted on Friday, May 5 on multiple charges, including manslaughter, for the accident, which occurred in June of 2022, according to the Nassau County District Attorney
On the night of June 15, 2022, at approximately 11:58 p.m., the charges allege that Smith was driving her 2014 Ford Focus north on Cedar Swamp Road while intoxicated and texting wi…
Lloyd Harbor Teen Seriously Injured In Huntington Crash Involving Intoxicated Driver: Police
A Long Island teen was charged with driving while intoxicated after an 18-year-old passenger was seriously injured when a luxury SUV crashed into trees and a pole overnight, according to authorities.
The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 in Huntington.
The teen, Maxwell Hawkinson, age 18, of Cold Spring Harbor, was driving a 2021 Jaguar F-Pace northbound on West Neck Road, south of Clearview Street, when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lane, struck a tree, a utility pole, and a second tree, Suffolk County Police said.
Hawkinson, 18…
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Southern State Parkway Collision Leads To Altercation, Robbery, Victim Being Hospitalized
Nearly a month after a driver was assaulted and robbed following a car accident on a Long Island highway, a suspect is behind bars.
The crash happened at around 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4 on the Southern State Parkway in the town of Hempstead, State Police said.
After a minor collision between two cars near exit 13, both vehicles pulled over to the shoulder and the drivers got out to talk.
During their conversation, one driver, identified by police as 32-year-old Edwin Smith, of the Bronx, allegedly struck the other driver multiple times.
He then stole the victim’s wallet and took a b…
