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Amazon Driver Flees After Hitting Customer's Long Island House, Police Say Amazon Driver Flees After Hitting Customer's Long Island House, Police Say
Amazon Driver Flees After Hitting Customer's Long Island House, Police Say Prime delivery it was not.Authorities are asking for help in locating an Amazon delivery driver accused of hitting a customer’s house with their car and then fleeing. The incident happened in Commack, at a residence on Hayrick Lane, at around 8:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16. Suffolk County Police said the delivery driver pulled their Chevrolet SUV into the customer’s driveway but forgot to set the parking brake.  While they were delivering the package, the SUV rolled forward and struck the customer’s garage door. The driver then fled the scene without reporting the incident, police said. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say
Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say A Long Island man driving a U-Haul truck was charged with alleged DUI in Fairfield County after he passed another vehicle and struck it. The incident occurred in the town of Wilton on Wednesday, July 31, on Danbury Road (Route 7). According to Lt. Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police, Steve Otterbeck, age 58, of Huntington Station, was traveling south on Ridgefield Road in a U-Haul truck when he passed another car and struck it.  After stopping the truck, officers thought Otterbeck's actions "were not normal," and in Plainview were several alcohol containers, Tornello said. Tornel…

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by Kathy Reakes