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Drunk Driver Was Going Twice Speed Limit Before Head-On Long Island Crash Killing Man, DA Says
Authorities released new details in an alleged drunk driving crash that killed an 82-year-old Long Island man. The wreck happened in Bethpage, near the intersection of Round Swamp Road and Winding Road , at around 7:20 a.m. Friday, June 28. Nassau County Police said 64-year-old Cheryl Bergenstock, of Bethpage, was more than twice the legal limit for alcohol when her Subaru Forester crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla. Earlier Report: Fatal DWI: Woman Nabbed For Long Island Crash, Police Say The Corolla’s driver, 82-year-old Alan Goldsand, of Old Bethp…
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Salon Crash: Alleged Drunk Driver Who Killed Off-Duty Cop, 3 Others In NY Charged With Murder
An alleged drunk driver who crashed his SUV into a New York nail salon, killing four people, including a police officer, was charged with murder. Long Island resident Steven Schwally, age 64, of Dix Hills, was formally indicted on four counts of second-degree murder, plus 24 other felonies and nine misdemeanors, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug. 1 District Attorney Raymond Tierney said Schwally had just left a liquor store and was intoxicated when he crashed his SUV into Hawaii Nail & Spa, located in Deer Park on Grand Boulevard, going nearly 80 miles per hour on Friday, June 28…
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Driver Admits Causing Huntington Crash That Killed Passenger
A Long Island man formally confessed to causing a high-speed, drunk driving crash on the Fourth of July that killed his 25-year-old passenger. Leo Flores-Gracias, age 26, of Huntington Station, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, June 6, in the death of Marlon Nunez-Cuellar. According to prosecutors, it was around 8 p.m. on July 4, 2023, when Flores-Gracias and three others left a party in Huntington where they had been drinking alcohol. Earlier Report: Alleged Drunk Driver Charged With Manslaughter In Crash Killin…
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Driver Pleads Guilty In Elwood DWI Crash Killing Passenger
An accused drunk driver has admitted to causing a late-night crash that killed his 22-year-old passenger. Carlos Orellana Mata, age 36, of East Northport, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 8, in the death of Lenel Umana Guitierrez Lopez. Prosecutors said Mata was drunk and speeding on Jericho Turnpike in Elwood shortly after midnight on March 18, 2023, when his SUV slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer. Lopez, of East Northport, was killed instantly. When police arrived to the scene, Mata was still in the driver’s seat and had…
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Man Admits To Vehicular Homicide For Crash That Killed Father, Children On Long Island
A man dubbed “one of the most staggeringly reckless defendants” admitted to his role in a quadruple-fatal crash, during which he drove over 100 miles an hour under the influence of fentanyl and cocaine. Michael DeAngelo, age 33 of Lindenhurst, pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated vehicular manslaughter on Wednesday, May 1, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story - Quadruple Homicide: Man Indicted For Fatal Massapequa Crash On the evening of August 6, 2023, 60-year-old Marine veteran Patrice Huntley was sitting at a stoplight on Sunrise Highway at Un…
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Woman Who Claimed She Was Drunk, Late For Work Sentenced For Fatal Long Island Crash
A Long Island woman who was going 96 miles an hour while three times over the legal limit for alcohol at the time of a fatal crash could now spend almost 20 years behind bars. Thirty-three-year-old Jinaraya Khan of Baldwin received her sentence of up to 18 years in prison for the fatal crash on Wednesday, March 27, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story - Drunk, Late For Work: Woman Pleads Guilty In 96MPH Fatal Baldwin Crash At approximately 5:15 a.m. on May 3, 2022, Khan was driving northbound on Grand Avenue in Baldwin with a blood alcohol content of 0.25 …
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MTA Driver Sentenced For DUI Crash That Killed Passenger, Injured Son On Long Island
A former MTA bus driver who drove drunk — going in donuts and speeding down a Long Island road at nearly 100 miles per hour — will now serve a lengthy prison sentence for killing one of his passengers. Hempstead resident Donnell Hill, age 52, received his sentence of five to 15 years behind bars for the fatal crash on Tuesday, March 26, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story: MTA Driver Kills Passenger In Drunken Hempstead Crash, DA Says Hill was working as a bus driver for the MTA at the time of the Hempstead crash, which occurred on October 29, 2022. At …
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93 MPH Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Sentenced
Over a year and a half after a Long Island man drove drunk and crashed into a car, killing one, he has received his prison sentence. Oscar Argueta, age 37, must spend five to 12 years behind bars for his role in the June 2022 crash, the Nassau County District Attorney announced on Thursday, March 13. Original Report - Man Admits Driving Drunk, 95 MPH, During Fatal Hempstead Crash: DA Just before 2 a.m. on June 26, 2022, the Hicksville resident was speeding down Greenwich Street in Hempstead, driving drunk and going northwest at 93 miles per hour in his Dodge Durango, according to …
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Drunk, Late For Work: Woman Pleads Guilty In 96MPH Fatal Long Island Crash
A Long Island woman who was driving more than three times the legal limit for alcohol and going 96 miles per hour, claiming she was late for work, has pleaded guilty for her role in the fatal crash, officials announced. Jinaraya Khan, age 33 of Baldwin, entered her plea on Monday, Dec. 18, for the crash, which occurred in May 2022, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. Earlier Report: Woman Charged With DWI In Connection To Fatal Baldwin Crash Khan was driving northbound on Grand Avenue with a blood alcohol content of 0.25 percent — more than three times the legal…
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Triple-Fatal Crash Indictment: Man Drove Over 90 MPH On Southern State Parkway, DA Says
A Queens man was arraigned on charges including manslaughter for his alleged role in a speeding crash on the Southern State Parkway that killed three people, officials said. Matthew Whyte, age 28 of Laurelton, Queens, faced his indictment for the Oyster Bay incident on Thursday, Dec. 7, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. The crash in question occurred on Nov. 5, 2022, according to the DA’s Office. Earlier Report: 18-Year-Old Woman Killed, 2 Critically Injured In Southern State Parkway Crash In Oyster Bay Just before 9 p.m. that night, 18-year-old Ciara Hare, along wi…
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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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Man Admits Guilt In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Long Island DWI Crash
A Long Island man pleaded guilty to drinking and driving in a 2022 crash that killed his cousin and an additional victim, authorities announced. Thirty-year-old Juan De Leon Collado of Freeport entered his guilty plea on Monday, Nov. 27, for his role in the fatal crash just a year before, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. Earlier Report: 24-Year-Old Man Killed, 3 Others Injured In Drunk Driving Crash In Massapequa Park, Police Say Just before 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2022, Collado was driving his 2003 Honda CRV the wrong way down the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway…
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Drunken Driver Going 156 MPH Admits Snapchatting Before Fiery Wreck Killing UAlbany Student
More than a year after a beloved New York college student was killed in a fiery, drunk-driving crash in the region, the man responsible has formally confessed. New Jersey resident Vasu Laroiya, age 24, of Iselin in Middlesex County, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Albany County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in the death of Katie Fisher. Laroiya admitted that he was Snapchatting while driving drunk at 156 miles per hour on I-87 in Colonie when he struck Fisher’s Honda Civic on the night of May 28, 2022. Earlier Report: 22-Year-Old Killed In Colonie Crash Remembered Fo…
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Fatal DWI Sentence: Long Island Man Will Spend Years Behind Bars For Killing 24-Year-Old
A Long Island man who admitted to driving drunk, killing a young Long Island woman, will now spend up to two decades behind bars, officials announced. Thirty-two-year-old Tyshaun Johashen of Freeport was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 13 to six to 18 years in prison for charges including vehicular homicide, the Nassau County District Attorney said. According to the DA’s Office and his guilty plea, on Wednesday, March 1, Johashen was driving drunk his 2018 Nissan Sentra southbound on Babylon Turnpike in Hempstead. Just after 7 p.m., near the intersection of Babylon Turnpike and Carroll Street…
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Video Shows Moment Drunk Driver Crashes On Long Island, Killing His Brother, DA Says
A night of drinking ended with a Long Island man crashing head-on into another car, killing his own brother, prosecutors allege. Carlos Sanchez-Benitez, age 44, of Wyandanch, was arraigned on nearly a dozen charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, in Suffolk County on Thursday, Oct. 5. According to prosecutors, Sanchez-Benitez got behind the wheel shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 16, after drinking alcohol at a deli. He was driving his 2016 Honda CRV westbound on Long Island Avenue in Wyandanch when he crossed over the centerline into oncoming traffic and struck another ve…
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Man Admits DWI, Striking, Killing 24-Year-Old On Long Island: DA
A Long Island man pleaded guilty to driving drunk, hitting, and killing a 24-year-old woman while she was crossing the street, authorities said. On Monday, Aug. 28, Tyshaun Johashen, a 32-year-old Freeport man, entered his guilty plea in relation to the March 2023 crash, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Mia Pollidore, age 24 of Freeport, was walking west across Babylon Turnpike near the Carroll Street intersection on Wednesday, March 1 when, at approximately 7:02 p.m., she was hit by Johashen. The new plea comes nearly two months after Johashen's arraignment, where he origi…
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Double-Fatal Crash: Syosset Man Accused Of Driving Drunk After SUV, Ferrari Collide
A man has been accused of driving drunk after a two-vehicle crash results in the deaths of a man and woman, both in their mid-30s, overnight on Long Island. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 in Laurel Hollow. According to detectives, Sotirios Spanos, age 32, of Syosset, was operating a 2023 Acura MDX, traveling eastbound on Northern Boulevard in the vicinity of Moored Hill Road when he crossed over the yellow divider and collided with a 2013 Ferrari Convertible traveling westbound. The passenger of the Ferrari, a 37-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at th…
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‘Cowardly, Selfish’: Vehicular Homicide Charges For High Driver In Fatal Long Island Crash: DA
An alleged impaired driver accused of fleeing the scene after causing a Long Island crash that killed an 82-year-old man is facing vehicular homicide charges. George Hackett, age 52, of Wading River, was formally arraigned on aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 28. According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, Hackett was high on multiple drugs and speeding on Sunrise Highway in East Quogue at around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, when his Hyundai SUV slammed into a Nissan SUV driven by the victim, Franklin Blake. Earlier Report: …
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Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Long Island Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old
A 15-time felon with a history of driving drunk will spend more than a decade in prison for causing a DWI crash on Long Island that killed a 27-year-old man. Jordan Randolph, age 43, of Bellport, was sentenced to 12 1/2 to 25 1/2 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Friday, June 16. It followed his jury conviction for aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges in the death of Johnathan Flores Maldonado. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Randolph had been out drinking for hours on Jan. 12, 2020 when he got behind the wheel of a Cadillac ATS while “extremely intoxicated…
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Drunk Driver Sentenced For Deadly Long Island Hit-Run Crash
A Long Island man will spend up to a decade behind bars for a March 2022 drunk driving incident, which killed a father of four. Jordan Solomon, aged 32, of Jericho, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 6 to up to 15 years in prison for charges related to a drunk-driving hit-and-run crash where he was found to have a blood alcohol level three times that of the legal limit, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office. Earlier Report: Suspect Driving While Intoxicated Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Jericho Crash, Police Say On the night of March 15, 2022, Solomon was out celebrating …
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Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Long Island 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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Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LI Crash That Killed Student With 'Heart Of Gold'
A Long Island man who was allegedly high on fentanyl when he caused a car crash that claimed the life of a 22-year-old college student was formally charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. Christopher Guzman, age 40, of Farmingville, appeared in a Suffolk County courtroom on Monday, May 8, where he was also arraigned on manslaughter and vehicular assault charges in the death of Timothy Carpenter. Earlier Report: Farmingville Man Charged With DWI/Drugs After Fatal Centereach Crash, Police Say According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, it was around 5 p.m. on March 19, 2023 when Gu…
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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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Long Island 19-Year-Old Sentenced For Fatal Christmas Crash While Under Influence
A 19-year-old Long Island man who was under the influence on Christmas Day when he hit and killed another man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and other charges. The crash took place in Suffolk County on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in Islip. According to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney, Jonnathan Zhicaypincay, of Bay Shore, was sentenced Monday, March 20, to five to 15 years in prison for striking two pedestrians with an SUV, killing one of them, while he was driving drunk and high on cannabis and cocaine. “The surviving …
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Married Couple Killed: Drug-Impaired Driver Sentenced For Deadly Long Island Crash
A 28-year-old man who was impaired by drugs and alcohol when he caused a car crash that killed a married Long Island couple is heading to prison. Christian Lopez, of Brentwood, was sentenced to four to 12 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court Thursday, Jan. 26. It came months after he pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges in the deaths of Brentwood couple Rodolfo Polanco and his wife Soraida Polanco. Earlier Report: Drug-Impaired Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Married Brentwood Couple Prosecutors said Lopez admitted to drinking alcohol…
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'Severely Intoxicated' Driver Sentenced For Crash That Killed 29-Year-Old On Long Island
An admitted drunk driver is heading to prison for causing a high-speed crash that killed a 29-year-old man on Long Island. Tasha Brown, age 29, of Uniondale, was sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Jan. 24. It followed her guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges in the death of Nelson Fuentes, of Massapequa. Earlier Report: Woman Pleads Guilty In Drunk Driving Crash That Killed 29-Year-Old In Hempstead Prosecutors said Brown was driving more than 90 miles per hour when she lost control and struck multiple parked car…
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Drug-Impaired Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Married Long Island Couple
A 28-year-old man who was impaired by drugs and alcohol when he caused a car crash that killed a married Long Island couple has admitted fault in the tragedy. Christian Lopez, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Suffolk County Court Thursday, Oct. 27. Earlier Report: Second Person Dies From Injuries From Long Island Crash Involving Impaired Driver, Police Say Prosecutors said he admitted to drinking alcohol and ingesting a potent analog of fentanyl before getting behind the wheel on Oct. 2, 2021. At around 9:40 p.m., while going more than twice the spee…
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Man Sentenced For 'Selfish' Drunk Driving Crash That Killed 74-Year-Old Woman On Long Island
A Long Island man is heading to prison for causing a drunk driving crash that killed a woman in Bethpage. John Cappello, age 31, of Massapequa, was sentenced to seven to 15 years behind bars Friday, Oct. 21, in Nassau County Court. Earlier Report: Long Island Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Drunk Driving Crash In Bethpage It followed his April 2022 guilty plea to multiple felony charges that include aggravated vehicular homicide and manslaughter. Cappello was “highly intoxicated - nearly three times the legal limit” on September 22, 2020, when he drove into oncoming traffic near Stewart …
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Speeding, Intoxicated Driver Arraigned For Woodmere Crash That Killed Girl, DA Says
A Long Island man has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges stemming from a crash that killed a teenager and seriously injured several others. Arlin Aguilera, age 34, of West Hempstead, was arraigned on Thursday, June 23, for the Dec. 2021 crash on Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere. Aguilera, who pleaded not guilty, was charged with: Aggravated vehicular homicide Aggravated vehicular assault Two counts of vehicular assault Manslaughter Two counts of assault Reckless endangerment DWI Reckless driving Speeding Bail was continued at $100,000 cash and $200,000 bond. …
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Man Pleads Guilty In Suffolk County Crash That Killed Teen Following High-Speed Pursuit
A man has admitted to leading police on a chase in a stolen pickup truck on Long Island and crashing the truck into another vehicle, killing a 19-year-old driver. Robert Hengeveld pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in the crash that happened on Oct. 19, 2021, causing the death of Starlin Diaz Felipe, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, June 8. Tierney said Hengeveld also pleaded guilty to: First-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle Fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property Driving while ability impair…
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Long Island Woman Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Mother, Injured Son
A Long Island woman will spend years behind bars after admitting to her role in a high-speed crash on the Meadowbrook Parkway that killed a 39-year-old mother and injured her 8-year-old son. Freeport resident Nicole Pollock, age 28, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 16 to multiple counts of assault for allegedly drinking, doing drugs, driving, and rear-ending another driver last year, causing a fatal crash. Specifically, Pollock pleaded guilty in Nassau County Court to: Aggravated vehicular homicide; Manslaughter; Second-degree assault; Third-degree assault; Driving while ability impair…
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