Dangerous Roads

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured an e-bike operator in Lake Grove.   Diane Staudacher was driving a 2017 Hyundai Sonata eastbound on Burr Lane on September […]

Allegedly Assaulted, Ran Over Elderly Woman Suffolk County Police arrested a woman after she allegedly stole a vehicle by force and intentionally ran over an elderly woman in Setauket.  On September 11, an 84-year-old woman […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Raheem Soto The Messenger has spent months reporting on the surge in vehicular-related crime across Suffolk County. From late-night drag races on residential streets in Islip, to repeat drunk […]

Allegedly Struck, Killed Pedestrian with his Car As He Fled Police   A West Babylon man was indicted for allegedly driving at a high rate of speed in an attempt to evade a police stop that […]

Suffolk County Police arrested a man who struck and killed a pedestrian on County Route 111 in Manorville last month. On August 31, Michael Barnhardt, 54, of Manorville, was walking across County Route 111, north […]

Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Farmingville.  Nicole Tumilowicz was driving a 2020 Toyota eastbound on Horseblock Road on September 10 when her vehicle […]

A Long Beach man was sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for driving drunk along Stewart Avenue in Garden City in February, crashing into a tree, and killing a passenger in his vehicle. […]

Part of Labor Day Weekend Enforcement Campaign By Hank Russell New York State Police (NYSP) gave out 614 tickets to drivers on Long Island as part of its Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign. The special […]

A motorcyclist was hospitalized after losing control and colliding into a dumpster in East Meadow. On September 10 at 5:17 a.m., a 36-year-old male was traveling southbound on Newbridge Road near the intersection of Hysler […]

Motorist Arrested for DWI By Hank Russell A Central Islip man was arrested for drunk driving after New York State troopers stopped him for driving the wrong way on the Southern State Parkway. On September […]