72-Year-Old Killed In Crash While Driving City Vehicle: Nassau County Police 72-Year-Old Killed In Crash While Driving City Vehicle: Nassau County Police
72-Year-Old Killed In Crash While Driving City Vehicle: Nassau County Police A 72-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a City of Long Beach vehicle on Friday, December 20, authorities said. The man was driving a 2019 Dodge eastbound on West Park Avenue around 8:39 p.m. when he struck the rear of a legally parked 2018 Nissan on the right-hand shoulder, according to the Homicide Squad. The parked Nissan was occupied by a 45-year-old woman, who sustained minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, detectives said. The 72-year-old driver was also transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead by medical staff. The incident r…
LI Facebook Marketplace Scammer Admits Dragging Victim With Car, Breaking Man's Pelvis LI Facebook Marketplace Scammer Admits Dragging Victim With Car, Breaking Man's Pelvis
LI Facebook Marketplace Scammer Admits Dragging Victim With Car, Breaking Man's Pelvis A Long Island man admitted to a violent robbery stemming from a Facebook Marketplace scam that left the victim seriously injured. Jordan Behling, 23, of Wheatley Heights, pleaded guilty to robbery and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Dec. 19, in connection with the June 2023 incident Prosecutors said Behling arranged to sell a PlayStation 5 console to the victim through Facebook Marketplace. When he arrived at the victim’s home in an SUV, the victim handed him $280 in cash through the car window. But instead of handing over the PS5, Behling sped off while the victim wa…
Victim Dies Days After Violent Carjacking On Long Island; Suspects Still Outstanding Victim Dies Days After Violent Carjacking On Long Island; Suspects Still Outstanding
Victim Dies Days After Violent Carjacking On Long Island; Suspects Still Outstanding A 65-year-old man died days after a violent carjacking on Long Island. The incident happened on Brook Avenue in Deer Park at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11. Suffolk County Police said Donald Klune was sitting in a Mitsubishi vehicle when at least one person approached and pulled him out of the car. The suspect or suspects then punched and kicked the man before fleeing the scene in his vehicle. Klune, of Deer Park, was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died from his injuries on Friday, Dec. 13. No suspects had been arrested or publicly identified as of Monday, Dec. 16. Any…
Firefighter Among 5 Hospitalized In House Fire: Nassau County Police Firefighter Among 5 Hospitalized In House Fire: Nassau County Police
Firefighter Among 5 Hospitalized In House Fire: Nassau County Police A firefighter suffered a head injury and four people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a house fire in Lakeview, Nassau County police said. The fire broke out at a Coventry Road home on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at 5:11 p.m., police said in a release. Officers arrived to find the house fully engulfed in flames, according to the report. Fire crews from the Lakeview Fire Department and several neighboring departments responded, bringing the blaze under control. Four residents were transported to a local hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation, while a firefighter was also hosp…
Officer Injured By Driver Fleeing DWI Crash: Nassau County Police Officer Injured By Driver Fleeing DWI Crash: Nassau County Police
Officer Injured By Driver Fleeing DWI Crash: Nassau County Police A Westbury man was arrested after fleeing a DWI crash that left a responding officer injured, police announced on Saturday, Dec. 14. Wilmer Escobar, 30, of Catherine Street, struck two unoccupied, parked cars with his black Infiniti near Prospect and Brooklyn Avenues before fleeing on foot at 1:10 p.m., according to police. Officers tracked Escobar to Catherine Street, where he resisted arrest, causing an officer to sustain hip and back injuries, authorities said. The officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Escobar was charged with Assault 2nd Degree, Resisting Arrest, DWI, an…
Man Killed ID'd In Sunrise Highway Dump Truck Crash That Injured 2: Police Man Killed ID'd In Sunrise Highway Dump Truck Crash That Injured 2: Police
Man Killed ID'd In Sunrise Highway Dump Truck Crash That Injured 2: Police A motor vehicle crash on Sunrise Highway left a Shirley man dead and two others injured on Friday, Dec. 13, Suffolk County police announced. Darrell Sumpter, 51, was driving a 2002 Cadillac westbound in the left lane of Sunrise Highway when the vehicle swerved and struck a 2021 Ford utility truck in the right lane, police said. Both vehicles left the roadway and overturned at 1:37 p.m., approximately 1.5 miles east of Horseblock Road in Shirley, according to authorities. Sumpter was pronounced dead at the scene, police detailed in the release. His passenger, 48-year-old female also of Shirl…
Cops ID Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash At NY/CT Line Cops ID Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash At NY/CT Line
Cops ID Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash At NY/CT Line Authorities have released the identities of both the pilot who survived and the passenger who died in a small plane crash that shut down Interstate 684 at the border of Fairfield, CT and Westchester, CT counties for hours. Kalmen Goldberger, 26, of Linden, NJ, had reported engine trouble before the single-engine Tecnam P-2008 went down in the center median of I-684 near Exit 2 in Harrison Thursday, Dec. 12 around 7:15 p.m., officials said. Goldberger survived, however, his passenger, Jacob Yankele Friedman, 32, of the Rockland County hamlet of Monsey, was pronounced dead at the sc…
Combative 29-Year-Old Injures 2 Officers During Arrest At Baldwin Home, Police Say Combative 29-Year-Old Injures 2 Officers During Arrest At Baldwin Home, Police Say
Combative 29-Year-Old Injures 2 Officers During Arrest At Baldwin Home, Police Say A 29-year-old man is accused of injuring two officers during an arrest at a Long Island home. Nassau County Police were called for a disturbance at a Baldwin residence on Bonnie Drive at around 10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2. Officers encountered Karlhentz Louissaint, who began acting irate and attacked them, police said. He was reportedly violent and combative as officers attempted to get him into handcuffs. Two officers suffered injuries during the ordeal and were treated at a hospital. The agency did not elaborate on the nature of their injuries. Louissaint was arrested on suspicion of: Me…
Woman Ejected From Vehicle In Head-On North Wantagh Crash Woman Ejected From Vehicle In Head-On North Wantagh Crash
Woman Ejected From Vehicle In Head-On North Wantagh Crash A woman was hospitalized with serious injuries following a head-on crash on Long Island. The wreck happened in North Wantagh, near the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and Canton Drive, at around 8:50 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2. A 59-year-old woman was driving a Ford westbound on Jerusalem Avenue when she hit a patch of ice and slid into oncoming traffic near Canton Drive, Nassau County Police said. The woman then struck a Tesla driven by a 42-year-old man and was ejected from her vehicle. Both drivers were taken to a hospital where she was listed in critical condition. Nassau County Police are…
Driver Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash In Plainview Driver Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash In Plainview
Driver Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash In Plainview One person was killed in a chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles on the Long Island Expressway. It happened in Plainview on Saturday, Nov. 30 at around 7:15 a.m. near Exit 46. A 55-year-old man driving a 2002 Mazda pickup truck struck a 2006 Honda Pilot in the HOV lane, Nassau County Police said. Both vehicles stopped, with the Mazda coming to a halt in the left lane. As the driver of the Mazda exited his vehicle, a 2017 Toyota RAV4 struck the Mazda, pushing it into its driver.  The collision created further chaos when a 2011 Subaru Outback swerved from the left lane…
Long Island Man Airlifted After Being Struck Crossing Busy Road Long Island Man Airlifted After Being Struck Crossing Busy Road
Long Island Man Airlifted After Being Struck Crossing Busy Road A man was seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital after being struck by a car while crossing a busy road on Long Island. The incident happened just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, near the Greenview Inn at 1433 West Main Street in Riverhead, according to authorities.  Police say a 29-year-old Westhampton Beach man was attempting to cross West Main Street from the south shoulder to the north shoulder when he was hit by a 2021 Nissan Sentra driven by a 51-year-old Riverhead woman. The man was treated at the scene by Riverhead Ambulance crews before being flown by Suffolk County P…
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures 41-Year-Old Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures 41-Year-Old
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures 41-Year-Old A woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated following a crash on Long Island that seriously injured a man. The incident occurred at about 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the intersection of Route 112 and Sunrise Highway South Service Road in North Patchogue.  Aleshia Davis, age 39, of Medford, was driving a 2024 Audi Q7 southbound on Route 112 when her vehicle struck an eastbound 2011 Hyundai Sonata, according to Suffolk County Police. The driver of the Hyundai, a 41-year-old Shirley man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue with serious injuries…