Street-Sweeper Driver Charged With Drunken Driving On Long Island
The operator of a street-sweeping vehicle who was spotted driving erratically on a highway has been arrested on drunken-driving charges.
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The operator of a street-sweeping vehicle who was spotted driving erratically on a highway has been arrested on drunken-driving charges.
One driver was killed in a hit-and-run crash involving two vehicles on a Long Island highway Friday morning.
One driver was killed and another critically injured in a head-on collision on the Southern State Parkway.
A fiery crash on the Southern Staten Parkway has claimed the lives of two 19-year-old Queens men.
A bad bug is raising its ugly horns on Long Island once again.
The family who died in a crash on the Southern State Parkway last weekend was to be laid to rest on Saturday.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and other community leaders gathered Friday to call for support for the relatives of five people killed last weekend in a fiery crash on Long Island.
A judge has denied youthful offender status for 19-year-old Joseph Beer,who was 17 at the time of the crash.
Investigators are working to determine whether speed and alcohol were factors in a wreck Saturday night on the Southern State Parkway that left three children, their mother and their grandmother dead, police said.
Authorities said the group was returning to Brooklyn following a family gathering.
Suffolk County and the towns of Islip and Brookhaven have declared states of emergency after what County Executive Steve Bellone called an "unprecedented'' deluge.
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A New York City teenager has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with a high-speed Long Island crash that killed his four friends.
Two complete strangers were credited Tuesday with saving a Long Island man's life, after they pulled him from his burning car.
Prosecutors said Joseph Beer, 19, was high and impaired after smoking $20 worth of marijuana and then driving more than 100 mph before crashing off the Southern State Parkway, killing his four teenage passengers.
According to prosecutors, 19-year old Joseph Beer is accused of driving high on marijuana while going at least 110 mph on the Southern State Parkway before losing control and crashing into trees near Exit 17 on October 8, 2012.
A family from Valley Stream, Long Island, has been left devastated as their son fights for his life in the hospital. The boy was hit by a car at what his parents said is a very dangerous intersection near a school and church, and the family has demanded action so other children will not get hurt.
A veteran NYPD officer faced a judge on Long Island Tuesday, on accusations that he took a drunken wrong-way drive along a highway and crashed into five cars.
A driver – reportedly an NYPD officer – was accused of crashing into five other vehicles as he drove the wrong way on Long Island early Saturday, a report said.
The senator took up the issue following a bridge underpass strike on the Hutchinson Parkway earlier that month.
Louie Blanton, 24, of Amityville, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault upon a police officer, unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, and criminal possession of a weapon in January.
New York State officials have confirmed that speeding and driving while impaired are the leading causes of fatal crashes on the Southern State Parkway through Nassau County, which happens to be Long Island's busiest stretch of roadway.
Another tragedy over the weekend on a well known deadly stretch of highway on Long Island has residents of the area crying out for changes and help.
Two people were killed, and three others were critically injured, in a crash early Sunday on Southern State Parkway on Long Island.
Icy conditions were blamed Monday evening for a multi-vehicle pileup in Nassau County.
Attorney Ben Crump represents families of those who died and is filing four wrongful death notices of claim.
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Protesters gathered outside the United Nations during President Trump's address this morning, compounding the gridlock and security clampdown on Manhattan's East Side.
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Attorney Ben Crump represents families of those who died and is filing four wrongful death notices of claim.
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The New Jersey native spoke at a Manhattan gala supporting the Israel Defense Forces after spending more than a year in Hamas custody.
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann appeared in court for a hearing Tuesday.
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In a first on Long Island, the East Meadow Fire Department is using new virtual reality training to simulate life or death situations.
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The grandmother on a fixed income said she dropped three checks into a mailbox outside the North Babylon Post Office, but none made it to the payees.
Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
Early analysis shows the network was used for communication between foreign governments and individuals known to U.S. law enforcement.
President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, the 80th anniversary of the world body.
Property taxes, schools, and the president were all hot topics during Sunday night's debate.
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Attorney Ben Crump represents families of those who died and is filing four wrongful death notices of claim.
His doctors put him on a combination of targeted therapy and immunotherapy.
The agency said it is working to identify and notify people who may have been exposed.
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The new lungs can triple the length of survival and can even last decades. If not, a second transplant is an option.
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Christopher Burke estimates he's covered almost the entire western half of the borough, and is more than halfway through.
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A badly decomposed human body was found inside an abandoned home in Mount Vernon on Monday. It happened on Beekman Avenue near Langdon Avenue. Neighbors tell CBS News New York's Tony Aiello it was found several days after concerns were raised and police visited the scene.
Starting Oct. 6, Metro-North "Super Express" trains will run along the Hudson Line between Poughkeepsie and New York City.
Before that potential deluge, CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn is calling for sunny skies and a high of 77 on Wednesday.
New legal action was announced Tuesday in connection with this summer's Legionnaires' outbreak in Central Harlem. In new lawsuits, family members of those who died claim it was a preventable tragedy. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin heard from them as they spoke out for the first time.
