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Drunken, Cocaine-Fueled Long Island Crash Killed Bicyclist, Driver Indicted: DA Drunken, Cocaine-Fueled Long Island Crash Killed Bicyclist, Driver Indicted: DA
Drunken, Cocaine-Fueled Long Island Crash Killed Bicyclist, Driver Indicted: DA A Long Island man was drunk, high on cocaine, and speeding when he fatally struck a bicyclist in Westbury—then kept driving until a flat tire forced him to stop, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, March 18. Wilfredo Blanco Molina, 41, of Hicksville, was indicted on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a fatal crash, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said. Molina had a blood alcohol content of .22—more than twice the legal limit—when he plowed into 69-year-old Robert McCarthy on Old Country Road near State Street arou…
Bicyclist Killed Slamming Into Tractor-Trailer Parked In Long Island ID'd: Police Bicyclist Killed Slamming Into Tractor-Trailer Parked In Long Island ID'd: Police
Bicyclist Killed Slamming Into Tractor-Trailer Parked In Long Island ID'd: Police The 51-year-old bicyclist who died after striking a parked tractor-trailer in Syosset has been identified, Nassau County police announced Monday, Jan. 21. Chalermchai Losirisup, of Great Neck, was riding eastbound on the Long Island Expressway’s South Service Road, also known as South Marginal Road, when he collided with the legally parked truck near exits 43 and 44 on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 9 a.m., authorities said. Losirisup was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police Department medic. No other injuries were reported, and police said there is no criminality involved in the i…
Mugshot Released: Suspected NJ Drunk Driver Who Killed NHL Star, Brother Mugshot Released: Suspected NJ Drunk Driver Who Killed NHL Star, Brother
Mugshot Released: Suspected NJ Drunk Driver Who Killed NHL Star, Brother The mugshot was released for the Woodstown man accused of driving drunk, killing an NHL star and his brother. The Salem County Correctional Facility released the mugshot of 43-year-old Sean Higgins to Newsweek. Higgins was charged with two counts of death by auto in the Thursday, Aug. 29 crash that killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. Johnny, 31, played for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Calgary Flames. Matthew, 29, was a boys hockey head coach at the brothers' alma mater of Gloucester Catholic High School. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among countless ho…