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Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says
The man accused of striking a New York author with his car and then leaving her to die in the roadway had a “significant” amount of alcohol in his system at the time, prosecutors allege.
Albany County resident Nsikak Okure, age 34, of Guilderland, was arraigned on an 11-count indictment in Albany County Court on Monday, Nov. 21, including second-degree manslaughter, in the death of Tanisha Brathwaite.
Earlier Report: Published Author ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Albany
The 31-year-old Brooklyn native was walking home at around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, when she was struc…
Woman Driving Drunk Faces Array Of Charges After Fatal Long Island Crash, Police Say
A Long Island woman driving drunk is facing multiple charges following an overnight crash that left one person dead and several others hospitalized, according to police.
The crash happened around 4:35 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, in Hempstead.
Tasha Brown, age 27, of Uniondale, was operating a 2016 Toyota Corolla with three passengers westbound on Front Street at Hendrickson Avenue when she struck multiple parked vehicles, Nassau County Police said.
After an investigation, Brown was arrested at 4:50 a.m.
As a result of the crash, a 29-year-old man from Massapequa who was sitting …
Patient Killed After Drunk Driver Crashes Cadillac Into Ambulette On Long Island, Police Say
A patient being transported by an ambulette was killed after the vehicle was hit by a Cadillac driven by a drunk driver on Long Island, police say.
The crash happened on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 11:45 p.m. in Glen Cove.
An ambulette was traveling southbound on Walnut Road with its lights and sirens on, transporting a male patient for difficulty breathing, Nassau County Police said.
A 1997 Cadillac STS, operated by Alvaro Gutierrez-Garcia, 27, of Locust Valley, was traveling eastbound on Forest Avenue and struck the ambulette at the intersection of Walnut Road, causing the ambule…