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Drunk ATV Driver Indicted For Long Island Crash That Left Woman In Coma, DA Says Drunk ATV Driver Indicted For Long Island Crash That Left Woman In Coma, DA Says
Drunk ATV Driver Indicted For Long Island Crash That Left Woman In Coma, DA Says A Long Island man is facing multiple felonies after allegedly causing a drunk-driving ATV crash that left a woman in a coma. Tayquan Mayo-Dunmore, age 30, of Bellport, was indicted on seven charges, including vehicular assault, in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 7. The crash happened at around 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10, in Bellport, on Bellport Avenue near Louise Avenue. Earlier Report: ATV Crash: 26-Year-Old In Critical Condition, Suspect Charged With DWI After Brookhaven Wreck Mayo-Dunmore was intoxicated when he lost control of his Kawasaki ATV and crashed, according to t…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Passenger Dies After Car Crashes Into Tree In Hempstead, Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say Passenger Dies After Car Crashes Into Tree In Hempstead, Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say
Passenger Dies After Car Crashes Into Tree In Hempstead, Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say An investigation is underway after police said a drunk driver crashed into a tree on Long Island, and a passenger who was ejected from the car died from his injuries. The crash happened in Hempstead at about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said a 2018 Dodge Charger, occupied by multiple passengers, was traveling east on Jerusalem Avenue in the area of Ingraham Boulevard at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and struck a curb. The Dodge then struck a tree, causing the rear passenger to be ejected, police said. The …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Driving Drunk With Young Daughters In Vehicle Flees Scene Of Riverhead Crash, Police Say Man Driving Drunk With Young Daughters In Vehicle Flees Scene Of Riverhead Crash, Police Say
Man Driving Drunk With Young Daughters In Vehicle Flees Scene Of Riverhead Crash, Police Say A man who attempted to flee a crash on Long Island was charged with alleged drunk driving with his two young daughters in the vehicle.  The incident took place in Riverhead around 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 9 in the area of 700 Country Road. According to Riverhead Police, when officers responded to the two-vehicle crash involving a blue Volvo and a red pickup truck, the truck attempted to flee the scene but was stopped a short distance away. An investigation found the driver, identified as Angel G. Ordonez Guitz, address unknown, was intoxicated and had his 8- and 11-year-old daughters…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
4 Injured, 1 Seriously After Long Island Intoxicated Driving Crash Into Tree 4 Injured, 1 Seriously After Long Island Intoxicated Driving Crash Into Tree
4 Injured, 1 Seriously After Long Island Intoxicated Driving Crash Into Tree Four people were injured, including one seriously when their van hit a tree during an alleged intoxicated driving crash on Long Island. It took place in Riverhead around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 469 East Main St. According to Riverhead Police, responding officers located a 2007 Honda van that collided with a tree. There were five occupants inside the van, with one person seriously injured who was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital by the Suffolk County medivac helicopter, police said.  Two of the passengers were transported to Stony Brook by ambulance; one person was transported to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Driving While Intoxicated In Medford With Three Children In Vehicle Woman Accused Of Driving While Intoxicated In Medford With Three Children In Vehicle
Woman Accused Of Driving While Intoxicated In Medford With Three Children In Vehicle A 37-year-old Long Island woman is facing charges after authorities said she drove while intoxicated with her three children in the vehicle. Authorities arrested Lydiana Soto Martinez, of Medford, at 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, July 3, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office said Soto Martinez failed to maintain her lane on State Route 112 in Medford and was stopped by deputies.  Her children, ages 15, 12, and 5, were passengers in the vehicle, authorities said. Authorities reported finding signs of intoxication, such as the smell of alcohol and slur…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Hits Front Curb Of Long Island Convenience Store, Police Say Drunk Driver Hits Front Curb Of Long Island Convenience Store, Police Say
Drunk Driver Hits Front Curb Of Long Island Convenience Store, Police Say An alleged drunk driver was arrested after hitting the front curb and a firework storage box in front of a Long Island convenience store. Juan Contreras Garcia, age 39, was arrested on Monday, April 5, following the incident at the Mr. Roberts Convenience Store, at 300 Front St., in Greenport, said the Southold Police. According to investigators, Garcia was driving a 2005 Dodge Ram pickup and was pulling into the parking lot of the store when he struck the curb and a firewood storage box located in front of the store.  A store employee called police after he found Contreras Garcia in …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Drove Drunk On Long Island Expressway With Two Kids In Car, Police Say Man Drove Drunk On Long Island Expressway With Two Kids In Car, Police Say
Man Drove Drunk On Long Island Expressway With Two Kids In Car, Police Say A man who made unsafe lane changes while driving intoxicated on the Long Island Expressway had two young children in the car, police said. Bryan Ramirez, 27, of New York City, was operating a 2002 Gray Acura traveling westbound on the Long Island Expressway near Exit 37 in Roslyn around 4 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, Nassau County Police said. Ramirez was observed by officers making multiple lane changes unsafely, said police. Officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a vehicle-and-traffic law stop.  A subsequent investigation was conducted and Ramirez was placed under ar…

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by Joe Lombardi