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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
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State Of Emergency: 'Extreme Weather Event' Threatening Long Island, Hochul Says State Of Emergency: 'Extreme Weather Event' Threatening Long Island, Hochul Says
State Of Emergency: 'Extreme Weather Event' Threatening Long Island, Hochul Says A severe weather system bringing several inches of rain to Long Island has prompted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency in the region. The state of emergency, declared by Hochul on Friday, Sept. 29, covers all of the Long Island, New York City, and Mid-Hudson region and comes in the midst of a weather system with peak rainfall amounts of three inches per hour, according to Hochul's office. The deluge has resulted in flash flooding throughout the region which has caused several impacts to transit systems.  Hochul said that she would be directing state agencies to…

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by Ben Crnic
Traffic
Wrong Way: New Highway Signs On Long Island Aim To Prevent Head-On Crashes, Bridge Strikes Wrong Way: New Highway Signs On Long Island Aim To Prevent Head-On Crashes, Bridge Strikes
Wrong Way: New Highway Signs On Long Island Aim To Prevent Head-On Crashes, Bridge Strikes It’s not your imagination; there are a lot more signs dotting Long Island highways these days. State transportation workers have wrapped up installing more than 3,600 new “Wrong-Way” and “Do Not Enter” signs at hundreds of parkway, expressway, and highway ramps in Nassau and Suffolk counties The highly-reflective signs, along with hundreds more pavement markings and reflectors, are meant to prevent wrong-way drivers from going where they shouldn’t and stop trucks and other over-height vehicles from striking overpasses. “Wrong-way drivers and over-height vehicles pose obvious safety hazard…

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by Michael Mashburn
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State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say
State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say A New York State Police trooper was hospitalized for possible opioid exposure while responding to a suspected overdose crash on a state highway. State Police on Long Island were initially called at around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, with reports of an erratic driver in Hempstead, heading southbound on the Wantagh State Parkway near Hempstead Turnpike. When troopers arrived, they found the vehicle disabled after a crash. The driver, 35-year-old Jaqueline Ann Morales, of East Meadow, was unresponsive and suffering symptoms believed to be an opioid overdose, police said. The troopers admini…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Convicted Murderer Found Guilty In Sunrise Highway Crash That Paralyzed Woman Convicted Murderer Found Guilty In Sunrise Highway Crash That Paralyzed Woman
Convicted Murderer Found Guilty In Sunrise Highway Crash That Paralyzed Woman A man who spent more than two decades in prison for murder is heading back behind bars after a jury convicted him in a drunk driving crash on Long Island that left a woman paralyzed. After deliberating for nearly three hours, Lumumba Woods, age 50, of Manhattan, was found guilty of second-degree assault and two counts of driving while intoxicated in Nassau County Court on Friday, Dec. 16. Prosecutors said it was around 9 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2020, when Woods lost control of his 2003 Acura MDX while speeding westbound on Sunrise Highway near the Wantagh State Parkway. After speeding past one v…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Local Man Subdued After Punching, Biting Officers In Wantagh, Police Say Local Man Subdued After Punching, Biting Officers In Wantagh, Police Say
Local Man Subdued After Punching, Biting Officers In Wantagh, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested for allegedly punching and biting police officers after they say they stopped him for drinking a beer while walking along a highway. The incident took place in Wantagh around 9:40 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13. According to Nassau County Police detectives, Community Oriented Police Enforcement officers spotted a man walking eastbound on Sunrise Highway in the vicinity of the Wantagh State Parkway with an open beer.  Officers requested the man’s identification and he refused to comply and then struck the officer’s head with a closed fist and a stru…

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by Kathy Reakes
Traffic
Weeks-Long Road Closures Scheduled On Parkway In Hempstead Weeks-Long Road Closures Scheduled On Parkway In Hempstead
Weeks-Long Road Closures Scheduled On Parkway In Hempstead There will be lane closures on a busy Long Island roadway for several weeks as crews begin work on a repaving project. In Nassau County, the New York State Department of Transportation announced that there will be overnight closures of the northbound Meadowbrook State Parkway in the Town of Hempstead between Bay Parkway and Merrick Road (Exit M9). The closures are expected to begin on Monday, April 25 between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.  According to NYSDOT, the project is expected to last approximately three weeks to facilitate the pavement resurfacing project. During the closures, traffic …

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Man Convicted For Crash That Paralyzed Friend Long Island Man Convicted For Crash That Paralyzed Friend
Long Island Man Convicted For Crash That Paralyzed Friend A Long Island man has been found guilty of causing a car crash that left his friend paralyzed. Anthony Chiantella, age 27, of Bayville, was convicted on Thursday, April 15, for the February 2019 crash on the Wantagh State Parkway shortly after jury members were shown a video of him bragging about breaking the law. The crash took place around 4:41 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, when Chiantella, who was drunk and under the influence of cocaine, was driving 24-year-old Nicholas Mustakas’ 2007 Honda Accord at more than 130 miles per hour northbound on the Wantagh State Parkway when he lo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Numerous Crashes Reported On Slick Long Island Roadways Numerous Crashes Reported On Slick Long Island Roadways
Numerous Crashes Reported On Slick Long Island Roadways With more light snow coming and going, Long Island continues to clean up from several crashes that were reported in both Nassau and Suffolk counties due to slick roadways that led to dangerous conditions for drivers. Dozens of crashes were reported on Long Island in the past 24 hours during the latest storm to roll through the region, according to officials, with the majority of major incidents in Nassau during the heart of the storm. Suffolk County Police responded to more than 150 crashes during the storm, while Nassau County Police helped clear nearly 100 crashes on Thursday, Feb. 18, an…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Crashes Mount On Long Island As Nor'easter Moves Across Region Crashes Mount On Long Island As Nor'easter Moves Across Region
Crashes Mount On Long Island As Nor'easter Moves Across Region Transportation officials on Long Island are asking motorists to stay off the roadways as the major Nor'easter makes its way across the region causing numerous crashes. In Nassau County, police are reporting crashes on the Wantagh State Parkway in Westbury with one person injured. Other crashes include an accident on the Wantagh State Parkway northbound in Hempstead with one lane closed and another in Manhasset in which a van hit a tree. Nassau County Police said they have recorded 27 crashes since midnight on Monday, Feb. 1.  Just after 11 a.m., a crash was reported westbou…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
State Trooper Injured In Long Island Chase State Trooper Injured In Long Island Chase
State Trooper Injured In Long Island Chase A New York State Police trooper was dragged a short distance and injured while attempting to deal with an uncooperative driver during a traffic stop on Long Island. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, a trooper attempted to stop Westbury resident Jeff Etienne, for driving while using his cellphone on the Southern State Parkway near exit 23 in Hempstead. Police said that during the traffic stop, Etienne refused to follow the trooper’s directions, was unwilling to exit the vehicle, and a brief struggle ensued. Etienne then fled the scene and dragging the trooper a short distance w…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police: Stop Of Car With Brake Light Out Leads To Discovery Of Drunk Driver With Kids In Car Police: Stop Of Car With Brake Light Out Leads To Discovery Of Drunk Driver With Kids In Car
Police: Stop Of Car With Brake Light Out Leads To Discovery Of Drunk Driver With Kids In Car The stop of a car with a brake light out led to the discovery of a man driving drunk with his two young daughters in the car on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 in Wantagh. While on routine patrol, Nassau County Police Seventh Precinct officers observed Luis Carabello-Santiago, of Pennsylvania, operating a 2019 Kia Sorrento.  After the vehicle was observed with a defective brake light, officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a vehicle and traffic Law stop on the Sunrise Highway overpass of the Wantagh State Parkway, police said…

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by Joe Lombardi