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'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Patchogue Crash Injuring Woman 'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Patchogue Crash Injuring Woman
'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Patchogue Crash Injuring Woman An admitted drunk driver is facing years in prison for causing a four-vehicle crash on Long Island that left a woman seriously injured. Jeffrey Edsall, age 52, was sentenced to three to six years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, March 4 after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular assault and related charges. Prosecutors said Edsall was driving a stolen Ford Explorer northbound on North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue on June 15, 2023, when he rear-ended an SUV waiting to turn into a parking lot. The impact sent the stolen SUV spinning into the southbound lanes, where it collided …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Seen Him? Patchogue Man Missing For 3 Days Seen Him? Patchogue Man Missing For 3 Days
Seen Him? Patchogue Man Missing For 3 Days Police are asking for help in locating a Long Island man who has been missing for several days. Suffolk County Police issued a Silver Alert for Patchogue resident William Stewart on Monday, Feb. 26. The 72-year-old, who has dementia, was last seen leaving his North Ocean Avenue residence in a taxi at around 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23. Relatives haven’t seen or heard from him since. Stewart is approximately 6-foot-1 and 230 pounds with white hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department’s Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552 or call 911. Share …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Police Seeking Help Locating Patchogue Hit-Run Driver Police Seeking Help Locating Patchogue Hit-Run Driver
Police Seeking Help Locating Patchogue Hit-Run Driver Police on Long Island are seeking the public's help in identifying and locating the driver of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian and fled the scene. The crash took place in Suffolk County on Saturday, March 4, in Patchogue. According to police, a man was crossing North Ocean Avenue at West Lakewood Street when he was struck by a gray sedan. The injured man was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Anyon…

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by Kathy Reakes
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29-Year-Old Patchogue Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Infant In Vehicle 29-Year-Old Patchogue Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Infant In Vehicle
29-Year-Old Patchogue Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Infant In Vehicle A mother on Long Island was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with her infant child in the backseat, law enforcement authorities said. Patchogue resident Maria Carballo, age 29, was stopped shortly after midnight on Saturday, March 19 by deputies from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office for failing to maintain her lane on North Ocean Avenue, south of the Long Island Expressway. During the subsequent stop in Patchogue, it was determined that Carballo was allegedly intoxicated, and in the back of her vehicle, there was a 10-month-old infant in a car seat. Police said that Carballo was arr…

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by Zak Failla
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12 Busted By Suffolk County Sheriff For Alleged Intoxicated Driving Over Thanksgiving 12 Busted By Suffolk County Sheriff For Alleged Intoxicated Driving Over Thanksgiving
12 Busted By Suffolk County Sheriff For Alleged Intoxicated Driving Over Thanksgiving A man with a child in the car and an Uber driver were among 12 who were busted for alleged impaired driving on Long Island during the Thanksgiving holiday, the Suffolk County Sheriff announced. One of the 12 charged was driving intoxicated with a child in the front seat, according to authorities. For more on that arrest, click here. Other DWI arrests: On Nov. 24, Uber driver Ezio Casimirri, Jr., age 46, of Bellport, was stopped for speeding on Nichols Road north of the Greenbelt Parkway on his way to pick up a customer. A subsequent breathalyzer found that his blood alcohol concentration…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash
ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash The identity has been released of a person who was killed in a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection overnight. The crash happened on Sunday, Feb. 21 just before 4 a.m. in Patchogue. New story: Two Killed, Two Hospitalized After Single-Vehicle Northern State Parkway Crash The pedestrian, now identified as Marco Castro, age 32, of Patchogue, was walking on North Ocean Avenue, just south of Roe Boulevard, when he was struck by a motor vehicle that fled the scene, Suffolk County Police said.  Castro was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are asking anyone…

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by Joe Lombardi
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One Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash One Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash
One Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash Click here for an updated story: ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash New story: Two Killed, Two Hospitalized After Single-Vehicle Northern State Parkway Crash One person was killed in a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection overnight. It happened on Sunday, Feb. 21 just before 4 a.m. in Patchogue. A male pedestrian was walking on North Ocean Avenue, just south of Roe Boulevard, when he was struck by a motor vehicle that fled the scene, Suffolk County Police said.  The victim, who has not yet been identified by police, was pronounce…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Arrested After Reaching Into Suffolk County Sheriff Deputy's Vehicle Du Man Arrested After Reaching Into Suffolk County Sheriff Deputy's Vehicle Du
Man Arrested After Reaching Into Suffolk County Sheriff Deputy's Vehicle Du A man from Westchester driving with illegal license plates got handsy with a sheriff’s deputy on Long Island during a traffic stop and had to be taken into custody. A Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol at approximately 3:18 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 stopped Mykhaylo Zubatyi, 29, of Yonkers, on North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue, for having suspicious license plates. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a DMV check of Zubatyi’s registration plate showed that it actually belonged to a different vehicle. Zubatyi was pulled over and had valid insurance but no legal registration. The license …

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by Zak Failla
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Drunk Driver Caught With Cocaine, Cannabis In Her Possession, Suffolk Sheriff Says Drunk Driver Caught With Cocaine, Cannabis In Her Possession, Suffolk Sheriff Says
Drunk Driver Caught With Cocaine, Cannabis In Her Possession, Suffolk Sheriff Says A late-night traffic stop led to the arrest of a Long Island woman who was allegedly in possession of cocaine and concentrated cannabis, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff. Sheriff’s deputies stopped Central Islip resident Miguelina Rodriguez, 32, at approximately 2:22 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, when she was spotted failing to signal a turn from Thorne Street onto North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue. Deputies said that Rodriguez “demonstrated clues while performing Standardized Field Sobriety Tests,” which indicated she was under the influence. Further investigation found she was in possess…

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by Zak Failla
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Motorcyclist Caught With Loaded, Stolen Handgun After High-Speed Chase On LIE, Route 25 Motorcyclist Caught With Loaded, Stolen Handgun After High-Speed Chase On LIE, Route 25
Motorcyclist Caught With Loaded, Stolen Handgun After High-Speed Chase On LIE, Route 25 A Patchogue man is behind bars after taking police on a high-speed chase on the LIE and then on Route 25 before being captured by K9 officers. The incident began around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, May 16, when Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call of motorcycles operating recklessly eastbound on the Long Island Expressway near Exit 60, said the Suffolk County Police.  When the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop of a 2006 Yamaha motorcycle, the motorcyclist, Manny Fernandez, failed to stop, took Exit 65, reversed direction and headed westbound on the LIE, police said. …

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by Kathy Reakes