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Impaired, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Southern State Crash In Hempstead Injuring 2: NYSP Impaired, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Southern State Crash In Hempstead Injuring 2: NYSP
Impaired, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Southern State Crash In Hempstead Injuring 2: Nysp Two people were injured after a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into a another vehicle on the Southern State Parkway.  The wreck occurred near exit 20S in Hempstead, at around 4:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Troopers witnessed a Nissan driving westbound in the eastbound lanes before it struck a Toyota head-on in the center lane, New York State Police said. Both vehicles contained a driver and one passenger. The occupants in the Toyota had to be extricated from their vehicle and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Nissan, Giovannie Merisier, 43, of West Babylon, was a…

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2 Killed In Wrong-Way Meadowbrook State Parkway Crash In Hempstead 2 Killed In Wrong-Way Meadowbrook State Parkway Crash In Hempstead
2 Killed In Wrong-Way Meadowbrook State Parkway Crash In Hempstead Two people were killed in a wrong-way crash on a Long Island highway. It happened on the Meadowbrook State Parkway north of Bay Parkway in Hempstead, at around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6. New York State Police said a vehicle was heading southbound in the northbound lanes when it struck an oncoming car. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. On Thursday, Nov. 7, police identified the wrong-way driver as 64-year-old Timothy Reid, of Huntington. He was driving a Nissan SUV. The other victim was identified as 28-year-old Byron Alvizures, of Hempstead. He was driving a Honda sedan…

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by Michael Mashburn