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NJ Truck Driver Causes Chain-Reaction Crash on Long Island Highway: Police
A truck driver from New Jersey is facing criminal charges in a Long Island court for allegedly causing a chain-reaction crash on a highway late Friday night. Police in Nassau County say David Gonzalez was driving a tractor-trailer on Sunrise Highway around 10 p.m. when he slammed into a vehicle stopped in a left-hand turn lane. The force of the…
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Ranging Bull: ‘Barney' Eludes Capture Days After Farm Escape
An escaped bull has eluded capture for several days on Long Island despite attempts to lure the roaming animal with grain and a cow in heat
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Runaway Bull on the Loose on Long Island
A bull is on the loose on Long Island. Greg Cergol reports on the effort to reign him in.
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NY Police and Others Rescue 3 Pigs Missing From Trailer
Three pigs that escaped a trailer destined for an animal rescue in New York were retrieved by police and others, officials said Friday. Sgt. Theodore Martinez was driving a police car eastbound on Sunset Highway near Broadway Avenue in Sayville when he saw what looked like a pig on the side of the road, department officials said in a release….
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Driver Charged With DWI, Other Crimes in Deadly Brooklyn Backhoe Crash
A 31-year-old man has been charged with DWI, vehicular manslaughter and drug-related crimes in the Brooklyn backhoe crash that killed another man.
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3 Long Island Boys Struck While Crossing Sunrise Highway in Predawn Incident, Police Say
Three Long Island boys were injured after being struck by a vehicle while trying to cross the Sunrise Highway in the predawn hours Wednesday, police say.
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1 Dead in Violent Crash With Parked Backhoe in Brooklyn
One person died and another was taken to a hospital after a violent crash with a parked backhoe in Brooklyn early Wednesday, authorities said.
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Children Ages 9-13 Struck by Vehicle on Long Island: Sources
Three children ages ranging from 9 to 13 years old were hit by a vehicle on a highway in Long Island early Wednesday morning, sources say.
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Yee-Haw!: Video Captures Rescue of Rogue Horse Trotting Down New York Highway
It was quite a wild sight for commuters Monday morning on the Sunrise Highway – a sight reminiscent of the wild, wild West as a rogue thoroughbred horse was found trotting along the median of busy traffic lanes.
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Woman Killed by Rush-Hour Subway in Brooklyn
A woman in her 30s or 40s was struck and killed by a subway in Brooklyn at the height of Monday’s morning rush, authorities say.
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Police: NY Man Chased ShopRite Worker With Hunting Knife in Parking Spot Dispute
A Long Island man is arrested after police say he chased after a grocery store worker with a large hunting knife.
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Long Island Police Say Man Shot Driving on Sunrise Highway
A man was shot as he drove down the Sunrise Highway on Sunday afternoon, police say.
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2 Die in Separate Motorcycle Crashes on Long Island: Police
A 29-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle in Lindenhurst, police said.
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Police: Long Island Mom Overdoses on Heroin, Passes Out in Parked Car With Baby Girl in Back
A Long Island woman was found slumped over the wheel of her parked car at a shopping center parking lot, apparently having overdosed on heroin as her infant daughter sat in the back, police say. Nassau County police officers were called to the lot at 5500 Sunrise Highway in Massapequa Monday afternoon and found 29-year-old Rhiannon Baker slumped over the…
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Gunfire Erupts at MetroTech Plaza in Heart of Downtown Brooklyn
Gunfire erupted in Brooklyn’s busy MetroTech Plaza after two groups of young men got into an argument and one opened fire on the street Wednesday, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation tell News 4.
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64-Year-Old NYPD Employee Killed in Freak Flying Tire Accident on Gowanus Expressway
A 64-year-old NYPD employee died when a tire flew off a truck on the Gowanus Expressway and smashed into his windshield as he drove in the HOV lane, authorities said Wednesday.
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Driver Comes Forward in Freak Flying Tire Highway Death Crash
A driver has contacted police saying he believes the tire that smashed into another car, claiming a man’s life, came from his trailer.
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Authorities Hunt Driver in Freak Flying Tire Highway Death Crash in New York
Authorities are asking for help finding the driver of a vehicle whose tire flung off on a Long Island highway and smashed into another car, spinning that driver into an out-of-control median crash that claimed the person’s life.
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Flying Tire Smashes Into Car on Long Island Highway, Killing Person Inside: Police
A tire flew off a vehicle traveling on a Long Island highway and hit a car, killing one person, officials said.
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Drunk Woman Crashes Into MACK Truck, Her SUV Bursts Into Flames: Cops
A 19-year-old woman was busted for alleged drunken driving after a fiery crash that landed her, two cops and another man in the hospital early Friday.