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Child Ingested Cocaine At NY Home Where MMA Fighter Dad Killed Daughter, DA Says Child Ingested Cocaine At NY Home Where MMA Fighter Dad Killed Daughter, DA Says
Child Ingested Cocaine At NY Home Where MMA Fighter Dad Killed Daughter, DA Says New details have surfaced in the case of a father accused of starving his 5-year-old daughter to death at a home in the region. Police were called to a Schenectady residence on Elmer Avenue near Poplar Street at around 3 a.m. Sunday, April 14, for a young girl who was unconscious and not breathing. Medics pronounced the girl dead a short time later. An investigation found that the girl’s father, 33-year-old Robert Buskey, starved her of food and water for at least four days before her death, WRGB reports, citing court documents. Earlier Report: Dad Charged In 5-Year-Old Daughter's …

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Man Admits Driving Drunk, 95 MPH, During Fatal Long Island Crash: DA Man Admits Driving Drunk, 95 MPH, During Fatal Long Island Crash: DA
Man Admits Driving Drunk, 95 MPH, During Fatal Long Island Crash: DA A Long Island man has admitted to driving drunk in a crash that killed one and injured another. On Thursday, Nov. 30, Hicksville resident Oscar Argueta, age 37, pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated vehicular manslaughter for a fatal DWI crash that killed 48-year-old David Popoola, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Earlier Report - Fatal DWI Crash: Hicksville Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide Argueta was driving drunk, heading northwest on Greenwich Street in Hempstead on June 26, 2022. At approximately 1:40 a.m., while going 93 miles an hour in his Dodge…

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by Sophie Grieser
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$22 Murder: Man Ran Over, Killed Gas Station Worker On Long Island, Jury Finds $22 Murder: Man Ran Over, Killed Gas Station Worker On Long Island, Jury Finds
$22 Murder: Man Ran Over, Killed Gas Station Worker On Long Island, Jury Finds A Long Island man was convicted by a jury of killing a gas station worker after stealing just around $20 of gas. Joshua Roston, age 38 of Baldwin, received his conviction on Friday, Oct. 27 for the 2019 murder of Cemal ‘John’ Dagdeviren, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. At approximately 7:20 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2019, Roston pulled up in his GMC SUV to the Pit Stop gas station, located at 1210 Grand Avenue in North Baldwin. He asked the attendant to fill his tank. After Roston received $22 worth of gas, he told the attendant that he wanted to pay inside the station with a cr…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Kings Park Teacher Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Kings Park Teacher
Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Kings Park Teacher More than two years after a high school teacher was killed in a drunken, wrong-way crash on a Long Island parkway, the man responsible for the wreck has pleaded guilty. Joseph Norris, age 40, of Babylon, copped to multiple charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, May 23, in the death of Anthony Mariano in November 2020. According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, Norris, an off-duty New York City firefighter, had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit when he got behind the wheel of his Chevrolet pickup truck on the evening o…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide
Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide A Long Island man could spend decades in prison for allegedly driving drunk and causing a crash that killed another driver.  Oscar Argueta, age 36, of Hicksville, was arraigned on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide for his role in a high-speed Hempstead crash that killed one man and seriously injured his wife, the Nassau County DA reported on Tuesday, April 11. Earlier Report: ID Released For Person Killed In Hempstead Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say According to prosecutors, Argueta was traveling northwest on Greenwich Street in Hempstead on June 26, 2022,…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Two Teens Charged In Connection To Fatal Crash In North Babylon Two Teens Charged In Connection To Fatal Crash In North Babylon
Two Teens Charged In Connection To Fatal Crash In North Babylon Two teens have been arrested for their involvement in a 2021 crash on the Southern State Parkway that killed a Long Island man last summer. The names of the two were not released by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney due to their statuses as minors. The crash happened Monday, July 12, 2021 in North Babylon. One of the teens, who was age 16 at the time of the crash, was arrested after he fled from a Westchester juvenile detention center where he was being held on another crime, according to authorities, who did not identify the name or precise location of the faci…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Arraigned On Charges Of Manslaughter, DWI In LI Crash, DA Reports Man Arraigned On Charges Of Manslaughter, DWI In LI Crash, DA Reports
Man Arraigned On Charges Of Manslaughter, DWI In LI Crash, DA Reports A man has been arraigned on charges that he drove while intoxicated on Long Island and crashed into a utility pole, killing his passenger. Kwesi Williams, age 41, of Queens, was arraigned on Monday, March 21, on charges in the December crash, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. The DA's Office said Williams was indicted on Friday, Feb. 18, for the following charges: Second-degree manslaughter Second-degree vehicular manslaughter Two counts of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol Second-degree reckless endangerment Reckless driving “The def…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Home Health Aide Charged In Death Of 83-Year-Old Man On LI, Police Say Home Health Aide Charged In Death Of 83-Year-Old Man On LI, Police Say
Home Health Aide Charged In Death Of 83-Year-Old Man On LI, Police Say A Long Island home health aide is facing charges in the death of an 83-year-old man. Gail Godwin, age 63, of Bay Shore, was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the homicide that occurred in Garden City at about 9:20 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Garden City Police officers responded to a report of an unconscious man at a residence on Monroe Street. Officers saw the man appeared to have suffered a laceration to his head, and he was pronounced deceased at about 9:30 p.m., police said.  Investigators later arrested Godwin at the scene,…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Woman Killed In Long Island Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say Woman Killed In Long Island Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say
Woman Killed In Long Island Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say A woman was killed in a Long Island crash involving a drunk driver, police say. It happened just after 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 in Elmont in front of 272 Elmont Road.  When police officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a 2014 BMW sedan on its side.  The investigation determined the vehicle was driving southbound on Elmont Road when it struck a parked car which caused it to roll over and strike a utility pole, Nassau County Police said.  A female passenger, 33, was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries, said police. She was pronounced dead by hos…

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by Joe Lombardi