Wrong-Way Driver, 33, Killed In ‘Horrific’ 5-Car Crash In Hamptons: Police
A driver who caused a wrong-way crash was killed and three more were injured in a five-car wreck in the Hamptons on Wednesday, March 4, authorities said.
Anasser Almontaser, a 33-year-old Staten Island man, was driving a 2014 GMC van eastbound on County Road 39 when he crossed into the westbound lanes for unknown reasons and struck four other vehicles, Southampton Town Police said.
Almontaser was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities. Three other people, who were not publicly identified, were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, Southampton police sa…
Knife-Wielding Lindenhurst Attacker Cut Off Two Fingers, Left Victim In ‘Pool Of Blood’: DA
A Long Island man who attacked another man with a knife, sliced off two of his fingers, and left him in a pool of blood was indicted on attempted murder charges on Thursday, March 5, authorities said.
Tesfa Tucker, a 42-year-old Lindenhurst resident, was arraigned Tuesday, March 3, on several counts, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Tucker attacked an unidentified 27-year-old man on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at an apartment complex in Lindenhurst, according to investigators. He struck the man multiple times with a large knife and a metal knuckle handle (often called “brass knuckle…
New Hyde Cancer Doc Sexually Abused Patient During Appointment, Police Say
A Long Island doctor sexually abused a patient during a routine appointment in New Hyde Park, Nassau County police said Thursday, March 5.
Dr. Mark Hoffman, a 71-year-old Roslyn resident, was seeing a 48-year-old female patient at his office on May 9, 2025, according to investigators. Hoffman and the victim were alone in the exam room at Optum Hematology Oncology when he had unwanted sexual contact with her, cops said. No nurse was present.
Hoffman was arrested almost 10 months later on Thursday, March 5 and charged with second-degree sexual abuse and forcible touching, authorities sai…
Docs Push Amputation For Ward Melville Grad, Victim Of DUI Wreck Near College, Family Says
An Arizona State University senior with Long Island roots will likely need to have her leg amputated after she was the victim of a drunken car crash in Arizona, her family and friends said in a fundraiser campaign.
Melaina Gargano, 22, graduated from Ward Melville High in East Setauket in 2022 and is in her senior year at Arizona State University, according to social media pages.
On Wednesday, Feb. 25, she was a passenger in a “horrific car accident” caused by a drunk driver, her family said in a GoFundMe launched Wednesday, March 4.
“Melaina is currently hospitalized in Arizona, where doc…
