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Cops Track Fleeing Drunk Driver After He Ditches LI Crash Scene: Police Cops Track Fleeing Drunk Driver After He Ditches LI Crash Scene: Police Cops Track Fleeing Drunk Driver After He Ditches LI Crash Scene: Police
Cops Track Fleeing Drunk Driver After He Ditches LI Crash Scene: Police A drunk Long Island driver collided with another car then fled the scene Wednesday night, Oct. 14, police said. Miroslaw Jastrzebski, 62, of Riverhead, was involved in a two-vehicle crash on County Road 104 near the intersection with County Road 105 in Flanders shortly before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Jastrzebski was behind the wheel of a 2002 Ford sedan and left the scene before cops arrived, but investigators were able to locate him and his vehicle shortly afterward, police said. During that interaction, officers determined Jastrzebski was drunk, a…

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Occupied Nassau County Home Hit By Car, Ruled Unsafe: Police Occupied Nassau County Home Hit By Car, Ruled Unsafe: Police Occupied Nassau County Home Hit By Car, Ruled Unsafe: Police
Occupied Nassau County Home Hit By Car, Ruled Unsafe: Police A Mercedes crashed into a Long Island home with two people inside, leaving the house structurally unsafe early Thursday, Oct. 15, police said. The 24-year-old driver was heading south on Manetto Hill Road when his 2015 Mercedes-Benz left the road and struck a home on Rita Lane in Plainview around 1:05 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. The driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment, police said. Both people inside the home escaped injury, authorities said. The Town of Oyster Bay Building Department responded and deemed the ho…
Serial Grass Killer Leaves Nassau County Homeowner With $5K Lawn Nightmare: Cops Serial Grass Killer Leaves Nassau County Homeowner With $5K Lawn Nightmare: Cops Serial Grass Killer Leaves Nassau County Homeowner With $5K Lawn Nightmare: Cops
Serial Grass Killer Leaves Nassau County Homeowner With $5K Lawn Nightmare: Cops Long Island police are looking for a grass killer who targeted a specific house three times, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 15. The suspect, who is wanted for criminal mischief, caused around $5,000 in damage to a front lawn on Linden Street in North Massapequa, the Nassau County Police Department said. Surveillance cameras captured the suspect pouring an unknown substance on the yard and “causing significant damage,” police said. The man’s first grass attack occurred around 3 a.m. Friday, July 24, followed by two more on Sunday, July 26 and Saturday, Sept. 19, according to investigators…
Teen On E-Bike Hospitalized With Head Injury Following Crash In Nassau County: Police Teen On E-Bike Hospitalized With Head Injury Following Crash In Nassau County: Police Teen On E-Bike Hospitalized With Head Injury Following Crash In Nassau County: Police
Teen On E-Bike Hospitalized With Head Injury Following Crash In Nassau County: Police A Long Island teenager was hospitalized following an e-bike crash with a Cadillac on Wednesday, Oct. 14, police said. The 14-year-old boy was riding in a parking lot on Front Street when he struck a 2017 Cadillac traveling southbound on 1st Avenue in Massapequa Park around 5:10 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. First responders rushed the teen to a nearby hospital for treatment and evaluation of head pain he suffered in the wreck, police said. The Cadillac driver was uninjured and remained at the scene, cops said. Several teens have been injured in e-bike crashes throughout N…
Long Island Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep Long Island Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep Long Island Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep
Long Island Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep A 55-year-old Long Island businessman was killed when his motorcycle struck a parked Jeep, throwing him from his bike on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, police said. The crash happened around 1:20 p.m. on William Floyd Parkway near Ridgewood Drive in Shirley, according to Suffolk County Police. Robert Haufler, of Holbrook, was riding a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle southbound when he lost control and struck the driver's side of a parked 2016 Jeep, police said. Haufler was ejected from the motorcycle and rushed to NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead. Long Island Bus…

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World's Largest Fish Stuns NJ Fishing Crew 97 Miles Offshore World's Largest Fish Stuns NJ Fishing Crew 97 Miles Offshore World's Largest Fish Stuns NJ Fishing Crew 97 Miles Offshore
World's Largest Fish Stuns NJ Fishing Crew 97 Miles Offshore Passengers aboard a Jersey Shore fishing boat got a rare surprise when a massive shark estimated at nearly 30 feet long appeared alongside their vessel nearly 100 miles offshore. The encounter happened Saturday morning, Oct. 10, aboard the Jamaica, a party fishing boat based in Brielle, Capt. Erik Bogan told Daily Voice. The boat had departed Brielle at 6 p.m. Friday for a 22-hour offshore tuna fishing trip, traveling 97 miles to Hudson Canyon before anchoring around 12:30 a.m. The crew spent the night tossing fish into the water to attract tuna, swordfish and other marine life. Just after…

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Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights: What To Know Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights: What To Know Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights: What To Know
Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights: What To Know A futuristic aircraft concept imagines a faster, more luxurious trip across the Atlantic, but travelers are a long way from booking a seat. The Sky OV, created by Barcelona-based industrial designer Oscar Viñals, envisions carrying about 200 passengers between New York and London in less than five hours. It remains a design concept. Its proposed speed, propulsion systems, and passenger experience have not been demonstrated in a manufactured commercial aircraft. Viñals presents the project through his OVI Design portfolio, with renderings showing a broad, swept aircraft body and a silhouett…

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Urgent Fire Risk Warning Issued For 94K+ Hyundai Cars: What To Know Urgent Fire Risk Warning Issued For 94K+ Hyundai Cars: What To Know Urgent Fire Risk Warning Issued For 94K+ Hyundai Cars: What To Know
Urgent Fire Risk Warning Issued For 94K+ Hyundai Cars: What To Know Nearly 95,000 Hyundai and Genesis cars are being recalled because their power seat motors can overheat and catch fire, even when the vehicles are parked. Hyundai Motor America is recalling 94,622 Hyundai Genesis and Genesis G80 sedans, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Friday, Oct. 9. Owners are being urged to park their vehicles outdoors and away from buildings or other cars until repairs are completed. The problem involves switches that control the front power seats. The switches can become damaged or dislodged if struck hard enough, causing them…

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Urgent Fire Risk Warning Issued For 94K+ Hyundai Cars: What To Know Urgent Fire Risk Warning Issued For 94K+ Hyundai Cars: What To Know Urgent Fire Risk Warning Issued For 94K+ Hyundai Cars: What To Know
Urgent Fire Risk Warning Issued For 94K+ Hyundai Cars: What To Know Nearly 95,000 Hyundai and Genesis cars are being recalled because their power seat motors can overheat and catch fire, even when the vehicles are parked. Hyundai Motor America is recalling 94,622 Hyundai Genesis and Genesis G80 sedans, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Friday, Oct. 9. Owners are being urged to park their vehicles outdoors and away from buildings or other cars until repairs are completed. The problem involves switches that control the front power seats. The switches can become damaged or dislodged if struck hard enough, causing them…

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New College Rankings Spotlight Career Success: Cornell, Columbia, Colgate Top NY Picks Northeast colleges are making a strong showing in a ranking focused on what happens after students leave campus. Seven of the top 10 schools in LinkedIn’s 2026 Top Colleges ranking are in the Northeast, with Princeton University taking the top spot. The second annual list identifies 50 US colleges whose graduates achieve strong career outcomes, based on LinkedIn’s alumni data. Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology give Massachusetts two places among the top four. Other Northeast schools in the top 10 include Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, Corn…