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Farmingville Man Charged With DWI/Drugs After Fatal Centereach Crash, Police Say
A Long Island man has been charged with driving while high on drugs after he was involved in a motor vehicle crash that killed a 21-year-old.
The incident took place in Centereach around 5 p.m., March 19 on Middle Country Road, near Wood Road.
Christopher Guzman, age 39, of Farmingville, was driving a 2022 Chevrolet pickup truck westbound on Middle Country Road, his truck struck the side of an eastbound 2011 Toyota Camry, driven by a 66-year-old Coram woman, said the Suffolk County Police.
Guzman continued driving westbound and, a short distance away, struck a westbound…
Hudson Valley Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say
A 53-year-old Hudson Valley man mowing his lawn was killed after being struck by a car being driven by an impaired driver, police said.
It happened in Rockland County on Wednesday, July 15 at about 5:45 p.m. in Orangeburg.
A 2010 Toyota Corolla, operated by Jared S. DeVera, 29, of Englewood, New Jersey, was traveling southbound on Lester Drive, when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a man later identified as Giovanni Boiano, of Orangeburg, Orangetown Police said.
Boiano, who was mowing his lawn at the time, died of injuries sustained in the crash, police sa…
Orangeburg Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say
A 53-year-old Rockland man mowing his lawn was killed after being struck by a car being driven by an impaired driver, police said.
It happened on Wednesday, July 15 at about 5:45 p.m. in Orangeburg.
A 2010 Toyota Corolla, operated by Jared S. DeVera, 29, of Englewood, was traveling southbound on Lester Drive, when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a man later identified as Giovanni Boiano, of Orangeburg, Orangetown Police said.
Boiano, who was mowing his lawn at the time, died of injuries sustained in the crash, police said.
DeVera appeared to be oper…
Impaired Man Found With Assault Rifle After Driving On Residents' Lawns, State Police Say
An allegedly intoxicated driver was found in possession of Ketamine and an assault rifle after driving on residents'lawns, according to New York State Police.
On Saturday, June 6, New York State Police troopers in Dutchess County were dispatched to East Fishkill, where there was a report of a driver who had been trenching lawns and driving on property.
Troopers canvassed the area, and tracked down the driver, Fishkill resident Daniel Mayorga, 37, on Fourth Road in East Fishkill, at which point they pulled him over and conducted a traffic stop.
Police said that during the subsequent st…
Driver Arrested Following County-To-County Police Chase On Meadowbrook State Parkway
A Hempstead man was arrested following a police pursuit that began in Nassau County and ended in Suffolk County all the while ramming a vehicle on the Meadowbrook State Parkway.
The incident began around 9:38 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16, when New York State Police responded to a call of an ongoing incident on the parkway, said Trooper Daniel Ahlgrim, spokesman for the department.
Once on the scene, troopers saw a Toyota Tundra purposefully ramming an Audi on the parkway, southbound in the town of Hempstead, Ahlgrim said.
Responding troopers, assisted by the New York State Parks Police, a…
Man Charged With Dwai After Fleeing From Officer On Long Island, Police Say
A man was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs after he fled from a police officer in a motor vehicle, leading to a chase overnight on Long Island.
This incident occurred Saturday, Sept. 14 in Shirley, Suffolk County Police said.
A Seventh Precinct patrol officer observed Thomas Celeste, 50, of Mastic, driving a 2002 Ford van erratically on Montauk Highway, west of William Floyd Parkway, at approximately 12:15 a.m., police said.
When the officer initiated a traffic stop, Celeste fled, according to police.
Police then say the van was tracked with aviation. A patrol o…
