Woman Driving While Impaired Crashes Car Into Swimming Pool At Long Island Home, Police Say
A woman who was driving while impaired crashed a car into a swimming pool at a Long Island home, according to authorities.
The incident happened around 11:25 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11 in Ronkonkoma.
Samantha Perez, age 24, of East Patchogue, was driving a 2007 Mazda 3 eastbound on Peconic Street when she failed to negotiate a turn at the intersection of Peconic Street and Sycamore Avenue, Suffolk County Police said.
The vehicle struck a parked car, then crashed through a fence on the property located at 2165 Sycamore Avenue, and drove into a swimming pool in the backyard, accordin…
Officer Critically Injured After Being Stabbed By Man Following Long Island Crash, Police Say
A Long Island man has been apprehended after police say he stabbed a uniformed officer after a motor vehicle crash, leaving the cop in critical condition.
A Suffolk County PD Fifth Precinct officer in a marked unit in Patchogue observed a 1999 Mercedes-Benz, driven by Jonathan Nunez, age 25, of Centereach, driving erratically with no headlights on southbound South Ocean Avenue Saturday, April 10, at approximately 10:40 p.m., according to police.
The officer activated his overhead lights in an attempt to pull over the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.
The Mercedes-Benz crashed into…
Teen Killed In Crash That Caused Long Island Expressway Closure
An investigation is underway after a teenager was killed in a crash that causes the closure of a stretch of the Long Island Expressway.
Franklin Eduardo Sajbin, age 22, of Riverhead, was driving a 2004 Jeep eastbound near exit 66 in Yaphank when he struck a 2018 Alfa Romeo driven by David Cohen, age 55, of Old Bethpage, at approximately 2:20 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, Suffolk County Police said.
The Jeep then hit the guardrail and flipped over the embankment, landing on the LIE Service Road, according to police.
Two passengers in the Jeep, Katherine Sajbin, age 18, who was sitting in…
Long Island Man, 33, Killed In Two-Vehicle Sagtikos Parkway Crash
One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the Sagtikos Parkway.
Darius Eley, age 21, of Islip, was traveling southbound, in the right lane, around 9:40 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, at approximately 9:39 pm, when his vehicle, a 2010 Nissan Altima, was struck by a 1995 Nissan 240SX driven by Jaime Coriano, age 33, of East Patchogue, state police said.
The collision caused both vehicles to leave the roadway and crash into the trees on the right shoulder, said state police.
Coriano suffered serious injuries and was transported to South Shore University Hospital where he died, according…
33-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash
One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island.
On Friday, Jan. 15, at approximately 9:40 p.m., there was a call for a motor vehicle collision on the Sagtikos Parkway southbound approximately a half-mile north of the Southern Parkway in the town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York State Police said.
Darius Eley, age 21, of Islip, was traveling southbound, in the right lane, on the Sagtikos Parkway when his vehicle, a 2010 Nissan Altima, was struck by a 1995 Nissan 240SX driven by Jaime Coriano, age 33, of East Patchogue, state police said.
The collision caused both vehi…
