Had Numerous Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations before Arrest
A man has been arrested for several Vehicle and Traffic Law violations in Roosevelt after causing two car crashes.
On April 7, at approximately 4:46 p.m., Nassau County officers were informed of a vehicle traveling with a suspended registration. Officers saw the 2019 Hyundai Elantra and conducted a vehicle and traffic law stop on the entrance ramp of the Southern State Parkway at Exit 20.
When officers tried to approach the car, it raced east on the Southern State Parkway, committing numerous vehicle and traffic law violations before exiting the parkway and hitting a 2019 Land Rover at the intersection of West Greenwich Avenue and Brookside Avenue. The car then collided with a 2002 Mercedes.
Officers watched the operator of the Hyundai Elantra, Corey Jones, 29, of 2 Flax Lane, Levittown, exit the car and run east on West Greenwich Avenue. After a brief foot pursuit, officers arrested Jones without further incident.
The female driver of the Land Rover, 29, and her one-year-old male passenger were both brought to a local hospital for minor injuries. No further injuries were reported.
During the investigation, three pills thought to be oxycodone Hydrochloride were recovered.
Jones was charged with the following:
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree
- Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the Third Degree
- Obstructing Governmental Administration in the Second Degree
- Resisting Arrest
- Endangering Welfare of a Child
- Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree
- Leaving the Scene of an Incident with an Injury
- Reckless Driving
- Unlawful Fleeing of a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree
- Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended Registration
- Numerous VTL Violations
Jones is also being charged with Burglary in the third degree for a burglary that took place on December 26, 2024, in Nassau County. He is scheduled to be arraigned on April 8 at First District Court.