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Teen Accused Of Impaired Driving After LIE Crash In Manorville Causes Oil Tanker To Overturn Teen Accused Of Impaired Driving After LIE Crash In Manorville Causes Oil Tanker To Overturn
Teen Accused Of Impaired Driving After LIE Crash In Manorville Causes Oil Tanker To Overturn A teenager has been accused of driving while impairing after a crash on the Long Island Expressway caused an oil tanker to overturn. The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 30, at approximately 1:20 p.m. in Manorville. Austin Richuitti, a 19-year-old from Bellport, was driving a 2011 Cadillac at a high rate of speed westbound on the Long Island Expressway near Exit 69 when he collided with the rear of a 2010 International oil truck, according to Suffolk County Police.  The impact caused the truck to overturn into a wooded area. Police say officers attempted to initiate a tra…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In LIE Crash Involving Alleged Impaired Driver In Islandia ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In LIE Crash Involving Alleged Impaired Driver In Islandia
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In LIE Crash Involving Alleged Impaired Driver In Islandia The identity has been released of a person killed in an overnight crash on the  Long Island Expressway involved an allegedly impaired driver. It happened around 1:15 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, in Islandia Medford resident Alan Mercado, age 67, was driving a 2010 Honda on the westbound side near Exit 57, when he attempted to move from the center to the right lane and was struck from behind by a 2017 Yamaha motorcycle. The motorcycle operator, now ID'd as Idris Shehu, age 20, of Hicksville, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Failed Restaurateur Murdered GF At Long Island Penthouse Before Stealing Her Dog, Jury Finds Failed Restaurateur Murdered GF At Long Island Penthouse Before Stealing Her Dog, Jury Finds
Failed Restaurateur Murdered GF At Long Island Penthouse Before Stealing Her Dog, Jury Finds A Long Island man angered over an impending breakup shot his girlfriend to death inside her penthouse apartment, a jury found. Mark Small, age 57, of Elmont, was found guilty of murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Sept. 26, in the death of 39-year-old Marivel Estevez. Prosecutors said Small entered Estevez’s penthouse apartment at the Allure Mineola apartment complex on Old Country Road sometime overnight on July 28, 2022. He then went to her bedroom, where he shot her with a handgun once in the arm and once in the head. He fled in Estevez’ car with her dog, Tuf…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Accused Of Driving Drunk After Crashing Into Police Cruiser On LIE In Dix Hills Man Accused Of Driving Drunk After Crashing Into Police Cruiser On LIE In Dix Hills
Man Accused Of Driving Drunk After Crashing Into Police Cruiser On LIE In Dix Hills A man has been accused of driving while intoxicated after he crashed his car into a marked police vehicle on the Long Island Expressway. The incident happened around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, June 29, in Dix Hills, on the westbound side near Exit 50. The cruiser was stopped and had been responding to another call, Suffolk County Police said.  Jason Ligon, age 57, of Great Neck, was driving a 2020 Mercedes sedan when he crashed his vehicle into the rear of the cruiser, said police. The one officer in the police vehicle was transported to a local hosp…

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by Joe Lombardi