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16-Year-Old Purposely Strikes Minors With Car Before Crashing In Brentwood, DA Says
A 16-year-old Long Island boy is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly mowing down two pedestrians with his car before crashing into another driver, prosecutors said.
Christopher Hernandez, age 16, of Brentwood, was formally indicted on multiple charges that include two counts of attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday, Jan. 6.
Prosecutors said Hernandez sought out the minor victims on Friday, Dec. 9, while driving a Honda Civic in Brentwood.
After spotting them walking on the opposite side of Third Stree…
Man Seriously Injured After Being Struck By SUV At Busy Long Island Intersection
A man was seriously injured after being struck by an SUV at a busy Long Island intersection.
The incident happened around 9 p.m. Thursday, July 23 in Brentwood.
Dinorah Pantaleon, 38, was driving a 2011 Honda Pilot southbound on Fifth Avenue, near the intersection of Third Avenue, when her vehicle struck the man walking eastbound on Fifth Avenue, Suffolk County Police said.
The pedestrian, Juan Martinez-Umana, 45, who is undomiciled, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious injuries.
Pantaleon, of Bay Shore, was not injured.
The ve…