Widower Details Every Injury Late Wife Suffered In Bethlehem DWI Crash During Sentencing
Nearly a year after a wife and mother was killed in a head-on, drunk driving crash in the Capital Region, the man responsible is heading to prison.
Matthew Monthie, 29, of Clifton Park, was sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars in Albany County Court on Tuesday, March 4, following his conviction for manslaughter and related charges in the death of Shawna Marzhal.
Monthie was driving westbound on Route 85 in Bethlehem when he crossed over the center line and struck the 53-year-old Marzahl in the eastbound lane early on May 1, 2024, according to prosecutors.
Marzahl, of Selkirk, suffere…
Lake Grove Dad's Fentanyl Nearly Killed Toddler Son Seen In Harrowing Rescue Video: LI Jury
A Long Island father will spend years in prison after his infant son nearly died from fentanyl poisoning.
James Carr, 35, of Lake Grove, was found guilty of assault and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Thursday, Feb. 27, stemming from the harrowing near-fatal overdose of his 11-month-old son that was captured on video.
Emergency crews responded to Carr’s Lake Grove home on Colmar Avenue on Jan. 13, 2024, after a 911 call reporting an unresponsive toddler.
By the time medics arrived, the boy had turned blue, his eyes were rolled back in his head, and he was struggling to breathe,…
Fatal Bay Shore Parking Lot Beating Lands Man Manslaughter Charge: Suffolk Police
A Babylon man is accused of fatally beating another man during a violent altercation in a Bay Shore parking lot, Suffolk County police announced Friday, Feb. 28.
James Rogers, 66, struck Mark Iacono, 65, multiple times in the parking lot at 107 East Main St. around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, investigators said.
Iacono, a Patchogue resident, was rushed to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead.
Rogers remained at the scene and was taken into custody without incident, police said.
Following an investigation, Rogers was charged with manslaughter in th…
Southern State Triple-Fatal: Driver High On Marijuana Admits Causing Farmingdale Crash
A 29-year-old man formally confessed to causing an impaired, high-speed crash on the Southern State Parkway that claimed three lives.
Matthew Whyte, of Laurelton, Queens, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Feb. 20, in the deaths of Florence Oprisan, Ciara Hare, and Jean Marc Miller.
In pleading guilty, Whyte admitted that he was high on marijuana and driving nearly 100 miles per hour, weaving in and out of traffic, when he struck Hare’s vehicle on the Southern State Parkway near exit 32 in Farmingdale shortly before 9 p.m.…
Motel Murder: Man Admits Stabbing Housemate To Death In Shirley
Nearly two years after a man was stabbed to death at a Long Island motel, his killer formally confessed.
Philip Walker, 58, of Mastic, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the death of Jimmy Vaughn.
Walker and Vaughn, 63, were both living in a group home at the Shirley Motel on Montauk Highway when emergency crews were called to the motel for a stabbing on June 30, 2023.
Arriving paramedics found Vaughn outside his room suffering from three stab wounds, including one that pierced his heart. He was rushed to Long Island Community Hospit…
Unlicensed DUI Driver Arrested In I-84 Manchester Crash That Left Passenger Dead: State Police
An unlicensed, intoxicated Hartford man has been charged in connection with a high-speed crash on Interstate 84 that killed his passenger, according to Connecticut State Police.
The crash occurred around 6:53 a.m. on Feb. 8, 2024, near Exit 61 in Manchester, investigators said. Jason Ivers, 25, was driving a 2016 Nissan Juke westbound at a high rate of speed when his vehicle collided with a 2015 Hyundai Genesis, CT State Police said.
Police said Mirelly Vega, 25, a front-seat passenger in the Nissan, suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital. Ivers, who…
