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Impaired Driver Strikes Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck, Audi In Southampton, Police Report
A 20-year-old Long Island man was charged with driving while impaired by drugs after police said he crashed a vehicle into a tractor-trailer, a dump truck, and an Audi.
Authorities in Southampton received reports of a multi-vehicle crash on County Road 39 west of Tuckahoe Lane at about 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the Southampton Town Police Department reported.
Investigators found that Jason Manigault, of Middle Island, drove a 2019 Nissan east at a high speed and crossed over into the westbound lane, striking a 1995 tractor-trailer, police said.
The Nissan then moved back into t…
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. …
Woman Charged After Fatal Hit-Run Long Island Crash
A 22-year-old woman has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection.
The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. Monday, May 23 in Hauppauge.
A motor vehicle, believed to be a sedan, was traveling eastbound on Motor Parkway when it collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Moreland Road, Suffolk County Police said.
The vehicle then left the roadway, and struck the woman standing on the sidewalk before fleeing the scene eastbound on Motor Parkway, according to police.
The victim, identified as Cherokee Fletcher, age 28, of Commack, was pron…
Head-On Long Island Crash Kills One
A Long Island man was killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash after losing control of his truck and hitting another vehicle head-on.
It took place around 6:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 10 in Southampton, on County Road 104 near Pleasure Drive.
According to Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police, Oniel-Alcides Aguilar-Guillen, age 30, of Riverhead was driving southbound on 104 when he lost control of his 2008 Toyota Tundra and crossed into the northbound lane of traffic, striking a 2018 Ford pickup truck head-on driven by Michael Algozzino, age 62, of East Quogue, …
Large Bear Killed After Being Struck By Two Vehicles In Connecticut
A large black bear was killed after being hit by two vehicles on Route 202 in Connecticut.
The crash took place around 9:30 p.m., Friday, May 30, in Litchfield County, on Route 202 in the Town of Litchfield, near the Torrington line, said Will Healy with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
There were no major injuries to the drivers of the vehicles, the bear was deceased upon DEEP EnCon Police arriving at the scene, Healy said.
The bear was untagged and uncollared, estimated to be between 175-200 pounds.
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