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Fatal Hit-Run Westbury Crash: Drunk Driver From Hicksville Charged, Police Say Fatal Hit-Run Westbury Crash: Drunk Driver From Hicksville Charged, Police Say
Fatal Hit-Run Westbury Crash: Drunk Driver From Hicksville Charged, Police Say A suspect who was allegedly driving drunk has been nabbed in a hit-and-run Long Island crash. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Hicksville Man Killed In Hit-Run Westbury DWI Crash It happened just before 4 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, in Westbury. A gray 2006 Chrysler Sebring was traveling eastbound on Old Country Road when it struck a bicyclist near the intersection of State Street.  The driver of the vehicle, Wilfredo Blanco Molina, age 41, of Hicksville, fled the scene and continued to drive eastbound on Old Country Road, Nassau County Police said. The adu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Crash Update: Suspect Nabbed After 31-Year-Old Killed In Brentwood Hit-Run Crash Update: Suspect Nabbed After 31-Year-Old Killed In Brentwood
Hit-Run Crash Update: Suspect Nabbed After 31-Year-Old Killed In Brentwood A suspect has been apprehended after a fatal hit-and-run crash earlier this week on Long Island. The crash happened around 7:20 p.m. Monday, July 29, in Brentwood. A man was riding a motorcycle northbound on Wick Road when a southbound driving 2008 Ford Explorer made a left turn in front of the motorcycle, according to Suffolk County Police.  The motorcyclist was ejected from the vehicle, which caught fire as a result of the collision. Andres Eloy Khammach La Cruz, age 31, of Brentwood, was taken by ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he wa…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Suspect Indicted: DA Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Suspect Indicted: DA
Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Suspect Indicted: DA The suspect has pleaded not guilty for his alleged role in a crash that killed a 30-year-old Long Island man. Centereach resident Corey Henson, age 32, was arraigned on Wednesday, May 3 for charges that he not only struck and killed a man while driving drunk, but fled the scene, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. According to the charges, the DA said, Henson was driving drunk on the night of July 11, 2022. Earlier Report: Suspect Nabbed For Hit-Run Crash That Killed 30-Year-Old Island Park Man The victim of the crash, Dodanim Emanuel Chavez, age 30, of Island Park, was with…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Left Scene Of Crash That Seriously Injured Man, Police Say Long Island Woman Left Scene Of Crash That Seriously Injured Man, Police Say
Long Island Woman Left Scene Of Crash That Seriously Injured Man, Police Say A Long Island woman has been charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a pedestrian. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 in Copiague, Suffolk County Police said. Sagrario Lopez-Escobar, 67, of Copiague, was driving a 2005 Toyota Sequoia westbound on 43rd Street, near Atlantic Street, when the vehicle struck an adult man walking in the roadway at approximately 10:30 p.m. Lopez-Escobar left the scene in the Sequoia. The victim, who has yet to be identified by police, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Isli…

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by Joe Lombardi