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Mother In Custody For Driving Drunk With Toddler In Car In Syosset, Police Say
A 30-year-old woman on Long Island is facing felony charges after allegedly driving drunk with her toddler son in the car before crashing into a tree, police said.
In Syosset, a driver was traveling north on Route 135 shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, when she struck a tree on the side of the roadway near Exit 14W, according to a spokesperson from the Nassau County Police Department.
Police said that the driver, Amityville resident Dshawna Courtney, was found to be allegedly drunk during the crash investigation, and she was arrested without incident.
According to police, the…
ID Released For Ambulette Driver Killed When Hit By Vehicle In Syosset
Nassau County Police have identified the ambulette driver killed while standing on the side of the road talking with another driver.
Herman Hanson, 74, of Hempstead, was killed around 7:10 a.m., Wednesday, May 22, while stopped on Route 135, just south of the Jericho Turnpike in Syosset conversing with the other driver, when a third vehicle sideswiped both vehicles and Hanson, said the Nassau County Police.
Hanson, who had reportedly worked for 1st Choice Ambulette for more than a decade, was hit while speaking to a family member of a patient he was transporting to discuss which…
