Category Archives: Auto Accidents
Pedestrian Hit by 2 Vehicles While Trying to Cross Street
The Homicide Squad was called to the scene of a fatal vehicular accident in Hempstead on Long Island the evening of Tuesday, April 2. According to detectives, a man was attempting to cross South Franklin Street at Elm Avenue when he was hit by a 2014 Nissan Altima heading south on Franklin. After the first… Read More »
Argument Ends in Deadly Crash on Long Island
Two drivers who were embroiled in a heated dispute got into a car chase that ended in a violent collision. The crash resulted in the death of one driver and the arrest of the other. According to local law enforcement officials, the accident occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 19, in Hempstead… Read More »
Driver in Fatal Long Island Hit-and-Run Crash Found, Arrested
Suffolk County police recently reported the arrest of a 25-year-old man who is a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run accident that recently occurred on Long Island. The Westhampton Beach man was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. According to police, he fled on foot after he drove off the roadway… Read More »
Passenger Critically Injured in Long Island Wrong-Way Accident
Local police have charged a man from Wyandanch with driving while intoxicated and traveling the wrong way on the road after he allegedly crashed his vehicle and critically injured his passenger. The man was reportedly driving without a license at the time of the crash. According to law enforcement officials, the 26-year-old man was heading… Read More »
Car Crashes Through Wall of Long Island Apartment
A Long Island apartment sustained significant damage after a driver reportedly lost control of a vehicle and rammed through the exterior wall of the building, through the living room and into the kitchen. The accident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, in the 1700 block of Green Way. There were four people in… Read More »
Man Killed in Multi-vehicle Accident on LIE After Exiting Vehicle
A 31-year-old man from Selden was hit and killed while attempting to walk back to his vehicle after an accident in the middle of the Long Island Expressway. The collision happened in the early hours of Saturday, November 24. The man had been driving his 2016 Nissan east in the middle lane near Exit 49… Read More »
Making a Recorded Statement After an Auto Accident
After you’ve been involved in a car accident and report it to your insurance company, you will likely be asked by the adjuster assigned to your case to make a recorded statement. In this statement, you will be asked to recount the crash in your own words. But should you actually make this recorded statement?… Read More »
What is Vehicular Homicide?
In some auto accident cases, the actions of the person who caused the crash may be classified as “vehicular homicide,” also referred to as vehicular manslaughter. In such a case, the accident involved the death of someone other than the driver due to either grossly negligent or intentionally malicious operation of a vehicle. The general… Read More »
Four-Vehicle Crash on Long Island Injures 4 Students
On October 31, a four-vehicle accident on Long Island resulted in serious injuries to four students. The crash occurred at approximately 3 p.m. at Dutch Broadway and Elmont Road in Elmont. One of the vehicles involved in the accident left the road, hit a tree and a pole then struck the four children before flipping… Read More »
Driver Charged with DWI After Injuring 2 in Shirley Accident
A 31-year-old Bayshore man was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) after injuring two people in a recent accident in Shirley. According to Suffolk County police, the man was drunk behind the wheel at approximately 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, when he veered off a highway, and then struck a motorcycle and another vehicle… Read More »