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Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Boat, Sparking Fire: Police Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Boat, Sparking Fire: Police
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Boat, Sparking Fire: Police A woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a chaotic crash on Long Island that ended with a boat catching fire. Suffolk County Police said the incident occurred around 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in Babylon.  Multiple 911 callers reported a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Route 231.  The vehicle, a 2021 Kia Forte, crossed over the median and continued south in the proper lanes, hitting road signs along the way. The driver, identified as Lorrie Ibe, age 54, of West Babylon, then drove through the intersection at East Main Street, over another me…

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by Joe Lombardi
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1 Woman Killed, Another Seriously Injured In 2-Vehicle West Islip Crash 1 Woman Killed, Another Seriously Injured In 2-Vehicle West Islip Crash
1 Woman Killed, Another Seriously Injured In 2-Vehicle West Islip Crash One woman was killed and another seriously injured in a two-vehicle Long Island crash. It happened just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11 in West Islip. The driver of a 2023 Infiniti Q50 was traveling westbound on Union Boulevard, just east of Route 231, when the vehicle lost control and side-swiped a westbound 2020 Hyandai Sonata causing both vehicles to crash, Suffolk County Police said. A female passenger in the Infiniti was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where she pronounced dead a short time later. Her identity has not yet been…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Missing Centereach Man Found Dead Missing Centereach Man Found Dead
Missing Centereach Man Found Dead Update: A 45-year-old Long Island man who went missing earlier this month has been found dead, Suffolk County Police announced Friday morning, July 26. The body of Thomas Kelsey of Centereach was discovered in his vehicle in West Islip on Thursday, July 25.  A passerby observed the vehicle in a ravine off Route 231 and called 911 at approximately 8:30 p.m., police said. Third Squad detectives believe Kelsey was driving his 2015 GMC Yukon northbound on Route 231 in North Babylon when the vehicle left the roadway, crossed a large grass median and crashed into a ravine in West Islip.&nb…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Long Island's State Highways Getting $19 Million In Safety Enhancements Long Island's State Highways Getting $19 Million In Safety Enhancements
Long Island's State Highways Getting $19 Million In Safety Enhancements Ten parkways and state routes on Long Island are getting more than $19 million in safety improvements, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday, June 19. The road projects, in Nassau and Suffolk counties, include repairing pavement, installing guide rails and replacing signs. "A 21st century transportation network is crucial to the future of Long Island's economy," Cuomo said in a press statement  The projects include: $6.8 million in concrete repairs on Route 106 (also called Newbridge Road) in the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay. The work is primarily between Hempstead…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
West Islip Man Injured In Chain Reaction Wrong-Way Crash In North Babylon West Islip Man Injured In Chain Reaction Wrong-Way Crash In North Babylon
West Islip Man Injured In Chain Reaction Wrong-Way Crash In North Babylon A chain-reaction wrong-way crash that injured a West Islip man in North Babylon was likely caused by a medical incident, Suffolk County Police said. The crash occurred Sunday afternoon, June 16 when police say Robert Wolf of West Islip was driving a 2007 Chevy Malibu on Sunrise Highway South Service Road when the vehicle entered Sunrise Highway, just west of Route 231, traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes, Suffolk County Police said. The Malibu struck a 2002 Dodge pickup truck being driven by John Gallagher of Conway, South Carolina, according to police. A truck wheel fell o…

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by Joe Lombardi