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Video shows moment of impact in deadly Long Island salon crash
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- The man accused of driving while intoxicated and crashing into a nail salon on Long Island, killing four people, appeared in court Monday.Steven Schwally, 64, is charged with DWI. The charges are expected to be upgraded.Meizi Zhang, 50, Yan Xu, 41, Jiancai Chen, 37, and off-duty NYPD officer Emilia Rennhack, 30, were all killed in Friday's crash. Ten other people, including a 12-year-old girl and Schwally, were hospitalized.Authorities say Schwally, of Dix Hills, was behind the wheel of his 2020 Chevy Traverse when it barreled through the parking lot and slammed into Hawaii Nail and Spa. Prosecutors detailed...
Toddler Dies After Being Pulled From Long Island Swimming Pool
A toddler has died after being pulled from a swimming pool on Long Island. Emergency crews in Islandia were called to a home on Sunflower Lane at around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, after a 2-year-old boy was found unresponsive in a pool.Suffolk County Police said a family member pulled the child ou…
Suffolk DA Tierney: Suffolk County Business Owners Sentenced for Sales Tax Fraud Totaling Over $1 Million
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Brian Soltan, 62, of West Islip, owner of several East Islip auto body businesses, and Gerald McCrystal, 51, of Dix Hills, owner of Farmingdale-based furniture stores, were each sentenced after pleading guilty to grand larceny on separate cases for stealing sales tax money from New York State.
Man Arrested for DWI After Crashing Into Police Vehicle
Suffolk County Police last night arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after he crashed his car into a marked police vehicle in Dix Hills. Jason Ligon was driving a 2020 Mercedes sedan westbound on the Long Island Expressway, near Exit 50, when he crashed his vehicle into the rear of a stopped police vehicle that had been responding to another call at 10:20 p.m.
Man loses hand and fingers in fireworks mishap on Long Island
A Long Island man lost a hand and several fingers of his second after a fireworks explosion Saturday night, according to police in Suffolk County. The 66-year-old Brentwood man was in the yard of his Eastern Avenue home around 9 p.m. at the time of the incident. Police didn't provide...
Dog Found Abandoned, Tied To Pole On Southern State Parkway In Hempstead
It happened on Monday, July 1 in Hempstead, according to New York State Police. At around 5:30 a.m. that morning, Troopers responded to calls about an abandoned dog tied to a light pole near Exit 21 on the Southern State Parkway. The dog, a white Mastiff named Roxi was found...
Fatal DWI: Woman Nabbed For Long Island Crash, Police Say
A woman has been arrested on multiple charges including vehicular assault after she allegedly drove drunk in a crash that killed one man. The Old Bethpage incident occurred on Friday, June 28, Nassau County Police said. At approximately 7:20 p.m., 64-year-old Cheryl Bergenstock was driving a 2023 S…
28-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Garden City Crash
Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash on a Long Island roadway that left one person dead. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Elmont 28-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Garden City CrashIt happened on Saturday, June 29, at 3:50 p.m. in Garden City.A 28-year-old man op…
Ronkonkoma FD Handles Vehicle Vs. Building
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. – On Sunday May 26, 2024 at about 2:32 PM the Ronkonkoma Fire Department was activated for a vehicle crash at the Speedway Located at 440 Portion Rd. Multiple chiefs responded to the scene dispatch advised they had a report of a vehicle Vs. Building. Rescue 8 {5-24-8} and ambulance and fire police also responded into the scene.
Firefighters Delayed Getting Water on Bay Shore, NY, Diner Blaze
Although heavy fire and smoke were showing from a Bay Shore diner early Tuesday, firefighters were delayed getting water on the fire. That's because the hydrant directly across the street was out of service for repairs, abc7 reported. Firefighters had to hook up to a hydrant three blocks away to...
Police: Man Pretending to be Roofing Contractor Busted After Attempting to Scam Elderly New Hyde Park Woman
The Third Squad reports the arrest of a New Jersey man for a Grand Larceny that occurred on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. in North New Hyde Park. According to Detectives, a female victim, 74, stated she was approached at her residence located on North 4th Street by an unknown male advising the victim that her roof needed repairs. The subject represented himself as a roof contractor and instructed the victim on multiple occasions to withdraw money from her bank account. The victim complied each time, withdrawing approximately $85,000.00 USC in total.
The fight for 'Andrew's Law': A mother's mission to prevent drunk driving fatalities
NEW YORK - The deadly crash into a Long Island nail salon by an alleged drunk driver last week has renewed one family's focus on passing a law to make the state's roads safer for everyone. The bill is known as "Andrew's Law," named after 12-year-old Andrew McMorris, who died...
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