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Long Island Man Accused Of Making Anti-Arab Comment, Attempting To Hit Victim With Vehicle
An investigation into a hate crime led to the arrest of a Long Island man who allegedly made anti-Arab comments at two men and attempted to run one over, police announced.
in Lake Grove, shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, it is alleged that Hauppauge resident Peter Domenichello, age 55, was in the parking lot of Smith Haven Plaza when he directed the slur at the two men.
It is alleged that Domenichello then drove his 2017 Honda Civic at one of the men, forcing him to evade the vehicle. When he then got into his own vehicle, police said that Domenichello drove directly at him, but di…