0.27-bac Driver Crashes Into Ditch On Moreau Road, Cops Say
A drunk driver’s BAC was measured at 0.27% after he drove into a ditch in the Capital Region, authorities said.
Clifford E. Murphy III, 57, of Northumberland, was found at the crash scene in Moreau on Wednesday, Aug. 26 around 9 p.m., the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Officers responded to Mott Road and found Murphy’s car in a ditch on the side of the road, authorities said. No other vehicles or people were involved in the incident, police said.
After the investigation, Murphy’s BAC was measured at 0.27%, more than three times the legal limit, and he was booked on two DWI counts, …
Business Owner, Dad Dies After DWI Driver Hits Parked Car in Middle Island: Police
A Long Island business owner and father has died after a suspected drunk driver crashed into the parked car he was sitting in, police said.
James Baldassarri, 44, of Holtsville, was inside a 2025 Toyota parked outside 26 Wilson Drive in Middle Island when a 2017 Ford Taurus struck it around 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, Suffolk County Police said.
Baldassarri suffered serious injuries and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital. He died from those injuries, police announced Saturday, Aug. 29.
The Taurus driver, Noah Slusser, 21, of Medford, was charged with driving while intoxicate…
Central Islip Woman Stabbed, Strangled By Husband, Attacker’s Case Ends In Prison Time: DA
A Long Island man who admitted to stabbing and strangling his wife in their bed was sentenced to prison time on Thursday, Aug. 20, authorities said.
Rodolfo Alvarez, 35, of Central Islip, got 18 years for attempted murder and several other crimes, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The victim “survived that brutal attack and will no longer have to worry about her safety while this defendant serves many years in prison,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said.
Alvarez pleaded guilty in the case on April 28, nearly two years after he was first arrested in September 2024, accordi…
E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Glen Cove, Police Say
A 23-year-old Long Island man was killed in a crash on an electric scooter on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, police said.
David Anthony De Jesus, of Roslyn, was traveling westbound near Dosoris Way and Elliot Place in Glen Cove around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said.
De Jesus collided with a 2023 Jeep Wrangler being driven by a 19-year-old woman, investigators said.
Following the crash, De Jesus was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. No other injuries were reported in the crash, and the investigation is ongoing.
De Jesus was the…
Drunk Driver Flees Crash In Hampton Bays, Gets Arrested Down The Road: Police
A drunk Long Island driver fled the scene of an accident early Tuesday, Aug. 11, police said.
Matthew Buckley, 45, of East Quogue, was involved in a crash at the intersection of East Tiana Road and Corwin Lane in Hampton Bays around 12:15 a.m., the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Cops responded to reports of a car wreck with property damage and realized Buckley’s vehicle had fled the scene, police said. It was located afterward on Yale Drive in Hampton Bays, about 1.4 miles from the crash intersection, according to authorities.
Buckley was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DWI…
Three's A Crowd: Trio Of Drunk Drivers Crash In Hamptons Within Hours, Police Say
Three drunk drivers crashed their vehicles in separate incidents Sunday night, July 12 in the Hamptons, police said.
All three incidents were single-car wrecks, and none of the drivers suffered serious injuries, according to the Southampton Town Police Department. All three were charged with DWI and violating traffic laws.
The first incident occurred on Seabreeze Avenue near Montauk Highway in Westhampton, police said. Marcelo Juarez Ajcuc, 36, crashed around 5:30 p.m. while traveling southbound toward the highway, and responding officers determined the Westhampton native was drunk, authori…
Teeth Saved In Milk After Child, Grandma Struck In Hit-And-Run Crosswalk Crash In Allentown
A split-second decision by a police officer helped save a smile after a devastating crash that left a child seriously injured and her grandmother hurt, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23.
Tyler Allan Monzietti, 24, of Tobyhanna, has been charged after investigators say he hit the child and her grandmother while they legally crossed West Hamilton Street, then drove away from the scene, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca.
The crash happened around 5:40 p.m. on Friday, May 16, at North 6th and West Hamilton streets, authoritie…
