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Montauk Highway Car Crash Injures 1

A person was injured after a two-car accident involving a drunk teen driver, officials said.   Police investigators found that Nelvin Ramos, 18, of Hampton Bays, was driving while intoxicated after the car crash. Ramos was arrested at the scene and charged with drunk driving, a misdemeanor and multiple traffic infractions in connection with the

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Sunrise Highway Crash Leaves 3 Injured

Three people were injured after a car accident involving an allegedly drunk driver on Sunrise Highway near Speonk-Riverhead Road, officials said.   Peter Ethier, 26, of Westhampton Beach, was driving a 2001 BMW at a high speed when it rear-ended a 2002 Ford, prompting the Ford to roll over at around 4:30 a.m., police said.

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Woman Killed By Out-of-Control Car In L.I.

A woman and her dog were fatally struck by an out-of-control car on Union Boulevard in Long Island, police said. Skye Brunetti, 25, had just put her 4-year-old son onto a school bus moments before the accident, according to reports. She was on her way back to her East Islip home with her Alaskan husky,

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Alleged Drunk Driver Kills Couple In L.I. Car Crash

William Kear, 67, and his wife, Joanne, 66, were identified as the victims of a crash that involved an alleged drunk driver. Kyle Glinka, 23, has been charged with drunk driving after he was involved in a crash that killed the couple in Ronkonkoma, Long Island, police said.   The Kears were making a left

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Carjacker Kills Man With His Own Truck In Brooklyn

Phil Dellegrazie, 63, was killed in a carjacking in front of his Greenwood Heights business on Monday morning, officials said.   Dellegrazie saw a man jump into his company truck, which was idling in front of A&D Iron Works. The carjacker drove off, but Dellegrazie got into his own SUV and attempted to chase down

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Teen Critically Injured In Bronx Hit-And-Run Accident

A 17-year-old male, whose name has not been released, was critically injured after a car struck him while he was crossing the street on East 165th Street and Union Avenue in the Bronx, police said. The two men who were in the vehicle fled the scene on foot, officials said.   The teenager was transported

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Teenagers Critically Injured After L.I. Crash Caused By Passenger

Five people were injured, including two critically, after a single-car crash on Sunrise Highway in Seaford, Long Island, police said. The accident was caused by a backseat passenger striking the driver and causing him to lose control, officials said.   The 22-year-old male driver was driving a 2005 Nissan eastbound on Sunrise Highway when an

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Tractor-Trailer Fatally Strikes Driver On LIE

Oscar Reyes-Contereras, 37, of Levittown was killed after he was struck by a tractor trailer on the Long Island Expressway in Plainview, officials said.   Reyes-Contereras had been driving on the Long Island Expressway near exit 45 when he lost control of his vehicle. The 2007 Ford Mustang struck a guardrail, re-entered the roadway and

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