Category Archives: Auto Accidents
NTSB Investigates Fatal Accident at Lynbrook LIRR Station
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators are looking into the death of a man who witnesses say was “pulled along” by a moving train at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) platform in Lynbrook Station in April. According to the NTSB, the conductor of the train closed the doors after he apparently believed all of… Read More »
Court Tosses Manslaughter Conviction in Case of Drunk Driver who Caused Accident Allegedly Leading to Officer’s Death
A state appeals court threw out the manslaughter conviction of a man from Oakdale who allegedly was responsible for the death of a Nassau County police officer while driving drunk in 2012. James Ryan, the 31-year-old man who was the driver in that 2012 incident, was sentenced to more than five years in prison after… Read More »
Pedestrian Injured in Shirley Hit-and-Run Collision
Suffolk County police are investigating a recent hit-and-run accident that resulted in severe injuries to a pedestrian. According to police, the crash happened at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sunday, April 22, on the William Floyd Parkway near its intersection with Flintlock Drive in Shirley. A man was reportedly walking across the parkway heading east when he… Read More »
Man Reached 154 Miles Per Hour in Deadly Long Island Crash
Newly released court records indicate a 23-year-old man who was accused of speeding down a Long Island road and causing a fatal accident was traveling at 154 miles per hour in a stolen vehicle. The crash, which occurred on Valentine’s Day, resulted in the deaths of a mother, her two adult children and three other… Read More »
Suffolk County to Pay Out $1.5 Million in Wrongful Death Claim
Suffolk County will pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a teenager who died nearly 10 years ago in a crash involving two police officers. On March 12, 2008, the 17-year-old girl, Teaisha Scales, was reportedly riding in a 1998 Cadillac DeVille, driven by her boyfriend. The sedan crashed into… Read More »
Driver Arrested After Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash on Long Island
A man from Long Island has been arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of a pedestrian. According to Suffolk County police, a 25-year-old man was attempting to cross Sunrise Highway in North Patchogue in the early hours of Saturday, January 27 when he was struck by… Read More »
Police Search for Toyota Corolla Involved in Fatal Hit and Run
Suffolk County police detectives are looking for help in finding the driver of a Toyota Corolla believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Brentwood. The accident occurred Sunday, November 5. Detectives released a stock photo of an example of the vehicle, described as a red, burgundy or maroon Corolla, most likely… Read More »
LIRR Train Collides with Minivan, Causing Severe Injuries
According to local law enforcement officials, a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train crash happened when a minivan attempted to drive around downed gates at a train crossing in Hicksville. The LIRR train struck the minivan while heading through the city November 21. A report from the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) said the lights at… Read More »