Drunk Driver Nearly Mows Down Cops During Wyandanch Traffic Stop: Police Drunk Driver Nearly Mows Down Cops During Wyandanch Traffic Stop: Police Drunk Driver Nearly Mows Down Cops During Wyandanch Traffic Stop: Police
Drunk Driver Nearly Mows Down Cops During Wyandanch Traffic Stop: Police A drunk driver on Long Island nearly slammed into two cops who had pulled over a different vehicle for a traffic violation, police said. The incident began after 10 p.m. Friday, May 15 when Suffolk County Police executed a traffic stop on Gordon Avenue in Wyandanch, the department shared Thursday, May 21 in social media posts. As two officers, one man and one woman, were speaking with the first driver, an out-of-control drunk driver sped into two parked vehicles and nearly struck the two officers, who jumped out of the way and avoided injuries, according to authorities. The driver was then…
Popular Copiague Italian Restaurant Opens Second Location After 50 Years In One Place Popular Copiague Italian Restaurant Opens Second Location After 50 Years In One Place Popular Copiague Italian Restaurant Opens Second Location After 50 Years In One Place
Popular Copiague Italian Restaurant Opens Second Location After 50 Years In One Place A popular Suffolk County Italian restaurant is opening a second location in Nassau County after more than 50 years in business. Mama’s in Copiague will open its new location in Carle Place on Wednesday, May 20, the restaurant announced on social media. “One Mama’s wasn’t enough. Carle Place, we’re moving in,” the business wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday, May 16. “Swipe for a sneak peak…she’s a beauty.” Owned by Graziella and Gaetano Pinello since 1970, Mama’s has served up traditional Italian cuisine at 922 Montauk Highway in Copiauge for generations. The new spot is located at 231…
Suffolk County Air Quality Rated In New Report — See The Details Suffolk County Air Quality Rated In New Report — See The Details Suffolk County Air Quality Rated In New Report — See The Details
Suffolk County Air Quality Rated In New Report — See The Details It’s the best — and also the worst. Suffolk County’s air quality received mixed reviews in an annual report released Wednesday, April 22 by the American Lung Association. The report assesses air quality based on “High Ozone Days” and “High Particle Pollution Days.” Ozone is frequently created through burning fossil fuels in power plants or motor vehicles, creating smoggy conditions that are harmful to human lungs. Among the 23 New York counties that measure ozone output — including four of the five boroughs of New York City — Suffolk County reported far and away the most high ozone days wi…
Teen Charged With DWI After LIE Crash Seriously Injures Stony Brook Passenger Teen Charged With DWI After LIE Crash Seriously Injures Stony Brook Passenger Teen Charged With DWI After LIE Crash Seriously Injures Stony Brook Passenger
Teen Charged With DWI After LIE Crash Seriously Injures Stony Brook Passenger A teenage driver is accused of driving while intoxicated after a crash left her passenger seriously injured on the Long Island Expressway, Suffolk County police announced Friday, April 17. Olibia Perez-Bonilla, 18, of Setauket, was arrested following the single-vehicle crash in Holbrook, according to police. Perez-Bonilla was driving a 2003 Honda Accord eastbound between Exits 61 and 62 when the vehicle struck the center median and then the right-side barrier around 12:22 a.m., authorities said. Her passenger, a 19-year-old woman from Stony Brook, was taken to Stony Brook University Hosp…
Drunk LI Driver Smashes Into 21-Year-Old, Closes Dix Hills Road For Hours: Cops Drunk LI Driver Smashes Into 21-Year-Old, Closes Dix Hills Road For Hours: Cops Drunk LI Driver Smashes Into 21-Year-Old, Closes Dix Hills Road For Hours: Cops
Drunk LI Driver Smashes Into 21-Year-Old, Closes Dix Hills Road For Hours: Cops A Long Island man was driving drunk when he seriously injured a young man on Jericho Turnpike early Friday, April 3, hospitalizing the other driver and closing the road for nearly eight hours, police said. Wesley Sitar, a 45-year-old Nesconset man, slammed into a 21-year-old Oakdale man at a Dix Hills intersection around 2:20 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. The young man was taken to Huntington Hospital with serious injuries from the wreck, while Sitar suffered minor injuries, authorities said. Sitar was traveling eastbound on Jericho Turnpike in a 2016 Dodge Ram as the vi…
Drunk Driver Who Killed Grandma In Cutchogue Crash, Fled To Poland Dragged Back To Face Justice Drunk Driver Who Killed Grandma In Cutchogue Crash, Fled To Poland Dragged Back To Face Justice Drunk Driver Who Killed Grandma In Cutchogue Crash, Fled To Poland Dragged Back To Face Justice
Drunk Driver Who Killed Grandma In Cutchogue Crash, Fled To Poland Dragged Back To Face Justice A Long Island resident who killed a woman in a drunken car crash, then fled to Poland to avoid the consequences, has been returned to the U.S., authorities said Tuesday, March 24. Adam Chrzanowski, 45, arrived in the U.S. on Monday, March 23 to face charges in the death of Elizabeth Post, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Chrzanowski, previously of Riverhead, crossed a double yellow line while trying to pass another vehicle while driving a 2021 Toyota RAV4 eastbound on Main Road through Cutchogue around 6 p.m. on March 6, 2022, investigators said. His vehicle slammed head-…
Guatemalan National Who Stabbed Mother Of His Children In Suffolk County Gets 15-17 Years Guatemalan National Who Stabbed Mother Of His Children In Suffolk County Gets 15-17 Years Guatemalan National Who Stabbed Mother Of His Children In Suffolk County Gets 15-17 Years
Guatemalan National Who Stabbed Mother Of His Children In Suffolk County Gets 15-17 Years A Guatemalan national will spend nearly two decades behind bars after a New York jury found he stabbed the mother of his children while their young kids were nearby. Albaro Chacon, 38, was sentenced Monday, Jan. 5, to 15 to 17 years in prison after a Suffolk County jury convicted him of attempted assault and related charges. The attack occurred on Nov. 16, 2024, when the victim was asleep in a separate bedroom and was jolted awake by her door slamming open, prosecutors said. Chacon entered the room holding a knife and moved toward her, pointing it at her chest while telling her, “you are …
Latest Update: Storm’s Biggest Snow Totals Reported In These CT Spots Latest Update: Storm’s Biggest Snow Totals Reported In These CT Spots Latest Update: Storm’s Biggest Snow Totals Reported In These CT Spots
Latest Update: Storm’s Biggest Snow Totals Reported In These CT Spots Here's a rundown of snowfall accumulation reports compiled by the National Weather Service for the winter storm that arrived Saturday night, Dec. 13, and lasted until Sunday afternoon, Dec. 14. The highest snowfall amount came on Long Island: 8.5 inches in Commack. New York Manhattan Central Park 2.7 in 1 PM 12/14 Official NWS Obs Nassau County FARMINGDALE 8.0 IN 1200 PM 12/14 PUBLIC SSE PLAINEDGE 8.0 IN 1206 PM 12/14 TRAINED SPOTTER WSW UPPER BROOKVILLE 7.9 IN 1100 AM 12/14 PUBLIC WSW ELMONT 7.2 IN 1245 PM 12/14 …
How Safe Is Your Hospital? 11 Long Island Medical Centers Earn Top Grades In New Report How Safe Is Your Hospital? 11 Long Island Medical Centers Earn Top Grades In New Report How Safe Is Your Hospital? 11 Long Island Medical Centers Earn Top Grades In New Report
How Safe Is Your Hospital? 11 Long Island Medical Centers Earn Top Grades In New Report A new report evaluating how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm has given several Long Island facilities top marks. The Leapfrog Group released its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades on Thursday, Nov. 13, rating more than 3,000 hospitals nationwide on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections, and injuries. The nonprofit assigns hospitals a letter grade from A to F and updates the scores twice a year. Ratings focus exclusively on safety issues that harm or kill patients in hospitals, including staffing problems, lapses in infection prevention, medication err…
Baby Stops Breathing After Man Snorts Fentanyl Beside Her In Brentwood, DA Says Baby Stops Breathing After Man Snorts Fentanyl Beside Her In Brentwood, DA Says Baby Stops Breathing After Man Snorts Fentanyl Beside Her In Brentwood, DA Says
Baby Stops Breathing After Man Snorts Fentanyl Beside Her In Brentwood, DA Says A Long Island man is accused of using fentanyl next to an eight-month-old girl who later stopped breathing and needed emergency Narcan to survive. Henry Martinez, 21, of Brentwood, was charged after an infant in his care suffered fentanyl poisoning and required lifesaving treatment, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. The incident happened around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, when Martinez called 911 to report that the child was unresponsive and not breathing. Paramedics found the girl in severe respiratory distress. Her breathing had stopped long enough that her skin had turned blu…
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA A Yaphank woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges for driving drunk and high before a crash that killed 75-year-old Esther Guy and injured her daughter in front of a toddler, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Crash Kills Grandmother, Injures Daughter Melissa Koprowski, 32, admitted she was intoxicated and impaired by marijuana when she caused the deadly head-on collision on Middle Country Road in Middle Island on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at 8:39 p.m., according to prosecutors. Koprowski was behind the wheel of a 2014 Dodge Dura…
Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-End Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip: Police Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-End Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip: Police Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-End Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip: Police
Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-End Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip: Police A motorcyclist was killed after striking the rear of a pickup truck on Sunrise Highway in Islip, Suffolk County police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway, between Exits 45 and 46, at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, according to police. The victim was riding a 2007 Honda motorcycle in the right lane when he moved into the center lane and struck the back of a 2015 Ford F-250 pickup truck, detectives said. The motorcyclist, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the …