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Man Admits Driving Drunk, 95 MPH, During Fatal Long Island Crash: DA
A Long Island man has admitted to driving drunk in a crash that killed one and injured another.
On Thursday, Nov. 30, Hicksville resident Oscar Argueta, age 37, pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated vehicular manslaughter for a fatal DWI crash that killed 48-year-old David Popoola, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
Earlier Report - Fatal DWI Crash: Hicksville Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide
Argueta was driving drunk, heading northwest on Greenwich Street in Hempstead on June 26, 2022.
At approximately 1:40 a.m., while going 93 miles an hour in his Dodge…
Video Shows Moment Drunk Driver Crashes On Long Island, Killing His Brother, DA Says
A night of drinking ended with a Long Island man crashing head-on into another car, killing his own brother, prosecutors allege.
Carlos Sanchez-Benitez, age 44, of Wyandanch, was arraigned on nearly a dozen charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, in Suffolk County on Thursday, Oct. 5.
According to prosecutors, Sanchez-Benitez got behind the wheel shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 16, after drinking alcohol at a deli.
He was driving his 2016 Honda CRV westbound on Long Island Avenue in Wyandanch when he crossed over the centerline into oncoming traffic and struck another ve…
Not So Fast: Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole On Long Island, Tries Running Away, Police Say
A 30-year-old man is facing drunk driving charges after allegedly crashing into a utility pole on Long Island and then fleeing on foot.
The incident happened shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in Eastport, at the intersection of Montauk Highway and South Bay Avenue.
According to Southampton Town Police, Ismael Garcia-Chitay, of Eastport, was driving eastbound on Montauk Highway when he drove off the roadway and struck a utility pole.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, and nobody was injured.
Garcia-Chitay ran from the scene on foot but was arrested a short time later, p…
DWI Crackdown: Over 500 Tickets Issued To Long Island Drivers Labor Day Weekend, Police Say
Hundreds of Long Island drivers were issued tickets during the holiday weekend as part of a statewide crackdown on distracted and dangerous driving, police said.
From Friday, Sept. 1 to Monday, Sept. 4, the New York State Police arrested over a dozen people for driving under the influence and handed out hundreds more tickets on Long Island, the department announced.
Of the 572 tickets given, 165 of them were for speeding, 32 were for distracted driving, 12 were for child restraint or seatbelt violations, and three were for violations of the Move Over Law.
The rest of the tickets were fo…
