Jericho Woman Driving Drunk Flees Fatal Massapequa Crash In Stolen Cruiser: Police Jericho Woman Driving Drunk Flees Fatal Massapequa Crash In Stolen Cruiser: Police
Jericho Woman Driving Drunk Flees Fatal Massapequa Crash In Stolen Cruiser: Police A Long Island woman is in custody after police say that while driving drunk, she fled the scene of a fatal crash in a stolen patrol car. Click here for a new, updated story - ID Released For Freeport Woman Killed In Massapequa Crash Involving Alleged Drunk Driver  The chain of events began around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Massapequa. Rachel Lodice, age 21, of Jericho, was operating a 2023 Kia southbound on Hicksville Road and struck a 2022 Nissan Altima traveling eastbound on Sunrise Highway, according to Nassau County Police. A 64-year-old woman driving the Altima suffered tra…
Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife
Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges for an August 2023 high-speed, head-on crash that killed a husband and wife and which he allegedly was driving drunk at twice the legal legal. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2023, in Laurel Hollow. Odalis and Ismenia Urena, both 37 years old, were traveling in a convertible heading westbound on Northern Boulevard approaching Moores Hill Road. Sotirios Spanos, age 33, of Syosset, was traveling in a 2023 Acura MDX eastbound on Northern Boulevard at a high rate of speed and while intoxi…
Eastport 25-Year-Old Driving Drunk Attempts To Run Another Vehicle Off Montauk Highway: Police Eastport 25-Year-Old Driving Drunk Attempts To Run Another Vehicle Off Montauk Highway: Police
Eastport 25-Year-Old Driving Drunk Attempts To Run Another Vehicle Off Montauk Highway: Police A Long Island man was found to be drunk after he attempted to run another vehicle off the road, according to police. At about 10:50 p.m. Friday, April 29, police observed a vehicle operating erratically and then attempting to run another vehicle off the roadway on Montauk Highway in the area of East Pond Lane, in the hamlet of Eastport.  The vehicle was also observed committing a series of other vehicle and traffic violations, according to Southampton Town Police Sgt. Michael Walsh.  A patrol officer initiated a traffic stop, and the driver was taken…
Long Island Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Children, Expired License: Police Long Island Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Children, Expired License: Police
Long Island Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Children, Expired License: Police A woman was arrested on Long Island after police allegedly caught her driving drunk and with an expired learner’s permit with two children in the car. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, April 19 in Westbury, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 2:15 a.m., 35-year-old Olga Romero-Lopez was driving her black 2011 Toyota RAV4 on School Street near the intersection of Whittier Street when police pulled her over for a traffic infraction. However, police noticed that Romero-Lopez, who is from Levittown, had watery eyes, was unsteady on her feet, and sm…
25-Year-Old Woman Faces DWI Charge After Crashing Into Police Vehicle In Smithtown 25-Year-Old Woman Faces DWI Charge After Crashing Into Police Vehicle In Smithtown
25-Year-Old Woman Faces DWI Charge After Crashing Into Police Vehicle In Smithtown A local woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash involving a police vehicle overnight on Long Island. It happened around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23 in Smithtown. A Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct officer was in his police vehicle parked on Route 25A at Oakside Road when a 2020 Nissan Rogue struck the rear of his vehicle. The officer was in his police vehicle waiting for a tow truck to respond following an unrelated crash on Route 25 that also involved a driver who was arrested for driving while intoxicated. The officer was transporte…
93 MPH Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Sentenced 93 MPH Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Sentenced
93 MPH Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Sentenced Over a year and a half after a Long Island man drove drunk and crashed into a car, killing one, he has received his prison sentence. Oscar Argueta, age 37, must spend five to 12 years behind bars for his role in the June 2022 crash, the Nassau County District Attorney announced on Thursday, March 13. Original Report - Man Admits Driving Drunk, 95 MPH, During Fatal Hempstead Crash: DA Just before 2 a.m. on June 26, 2022, the Hicksville resident was speeding down Greenwich Street in Hempstead, driving drunk and going northwest at 93 miles per hour in his Dodge Durango, according to …
'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Long Island Crash Injuring Woman 'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Long Island Crash Injuring Woman
'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Long Island Crash Injuring Woman An admitted drunk driver is facing years in prison for causing a four-vehicle crash on Long Island that left a woman seriously injured. Jeffrey Edsall, age 52, was sentenced to three to six years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, March 4 after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular assault and related charges. Prosecutors said Edsall was driving a stolen Ford Explorer northbound on North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue on June 15, 2023, when he rear-ended an SUV waiting to turn into a parking lot. The impact sent the stolen SUV spinning into the southbound lanes, where it collided …
NYPD Det. Drives Drunk In Fiery Long Island Crash: DA NYPD Det. Drives Drunk In Fiery Long Island Crash: DA
Nypd Det. Drives Drunk In Fiery Long Island Crash: DA A Long Island man is facing multiple after he allegedly sped and drove drunk, flipping his car and injuring two other people, authorities announced. George Moore, age 40 of Freeport, was arraigned for the incident on Wednesday, Feb. 28, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. Moore, who works as a detective in the New York City Police Department, was reportedly driving drunk and aggressively to his job in Queens on August 4, 2023, when the crash happened. He was heading north on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in his 2014 Mercedes when he crashed into a Jeep Cherokee in the cent…
26-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Drunk In North Woodmere After Crash Kills Passenger, Age 22 26-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Drunk In North Woodmere After Crash Kills Passenger, Age 22
26-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Drunk In North Woodmere After Crash Kills Passenger, Age 22 A Long Island man accused of driving drunk is facing a host of charges, including manslaughter, after his passenger was killed in an overnight crash. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For 22-Year-Old From Valley Stream Killed In North Woodmere DWI Crash It happened around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 in North Woodmere. A 2023 Toyota traveling on Rosedale Road near the intersection of Lawrence Court lost control and overturned, Nassau County Police said.  After an investigation, the driver, Aaron Cooper, age 26, of Lindenhurst, was arrested without incident, …
Massapequa Woman Driving Drunk Causes Chain-Reaction Crash Into Farmingdale Restaurant: Police Massapequa Woman Driving Drunk Causes Chain-Reaction Crash Into Farmingdale Restaurant: Police
Massapequa Woman Driving Drunk Causes Chain-Reaction Crash Into Farmingdale Restaurant: Police A woman who police say was driving drunk allegedly caused a chain-reaction crash into a Long Island restaurant overnight. The incident happened around 9:35 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26  in Farmingdale at Great Wall Kitchen located at 47 Boundary Ave.  A 2011 Mercedes-Benz was traveling northbound on North Broadway, left the road, and collided with a parked 2018 Toyota, Nassau County Police said.  The unoccupied Toyota then went through the store front and the Mercedes-Benz followed.  It was determined the woman was operating the Mercedes was under the influence of alcohol…
Nurse Working At Prison On Long Island Gave Inmate Blade, Money: DA Nurse Working At Prison On Long Island Gave Inmate Blade, Money: DA
Nurse Working At Prison On Long Island Gave Inmate Blade, Money: DA A managing nurse working at a correctional center on Long Island was caught smuggling a blade to an inmate, discussing information about other inmates, and more, authorities said. Yasmin Talbot, age 48 of Levittown, was arraigned on Thursday, Jan. 4 for her alleged monthslong relationship with an inmate, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. Talbot, a nurse manager at Nassau County Correctional Center (NCCC), was the second-highest-ranking nurse at the facility when, according to the indictment, she started speaking to 37-year-old inmate Christopher Wright in January 2023. Th…
Teen Drives Drunk, Kills 6-Year-Old During Long Island Crash: DA Teen Drives Drunk, Kills 6-Year-Old During Long Island Crash: DA
Teen Drives Drunk, Kills 6-Year-Old During Long Island Crash: DA An 18-year-old from Long Island has been indicted for his alleged role in a drunk driving crash that killed a little girl two days before her birthday. The Nassau County District Attorney announced the indictment of Jorge Bonilla Gutierrez, age 18 of Freeport, on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Bonilla Gutierrez was allegedly driving drunk and speeding eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike on the morning of August 7, 2023. Earlier Report - Update: Teen Charged For Crash That Killed Child, Injured 5 Others In West Hempstead At around 2:20 a.m., Bonilla Gutierrez sped in his Nissan Pathfinder through …