5-Month-Old In Car As Long Island Dad Crashes Drunk On LIE In Melville: Police
A 5-month-old baby was in the car as his Long Island father, allegedly driving drunk, caused a crash on the Long Island Expressway in Melville early Saturday, Kevin Catalina, Suffolk County Police Commissioner, announced on Saturday, Feb. 15.
Angel Abadcando, 44, of Patchogue, was heading eastbound in a 2009 Honda Civic when he abruptly stopped east of exit 49, causing another vehicle to rear-end him at approximately 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, police said.
Officers at the scene determined Abadcando was intoxicated and took him into custody. No injuries were reported, according to polic…
Drunk Tractor-Trailer Driver Crashes, Spills 50 Gallons Of Diesel On LIE In Dix Hills: PD
A trucker was allegedly driving drunk when he crashed his tractor-trailer, taking down streetlamps and spilling diesel fuel across the Long Island Expressway, Suffolk County police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Timothy Murray, 64, of Mastic, was behind the wheel of a 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer when he veered off the westbound LIE near Exit 50 in Dix Hills, smashing into the guardrail around 7:48 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, police said.
The crash took out several hundred feet of guardrail and knocked down two streetlamps. Another driver hit the debris and was left stranded on the high…
Impaired Driver Struggles With Troopers After Crashing On Clifton Park Highway, Police Say
An alleged impaired driver was combative with troopers after wrecking on a Capital Region highway, police said.
Rensselaer County resident John Reinhart, 45, of Melrose, was arrested following a single-vehicle crash in Saratoga County, on State Route 146 in Clifton Park, early Sunday, Jan. 19.
Troopers determined that Reinhart was driving while intoxicated and possessed an illegal amount of cannabis and felony-weight narcotics, according to New York State Police.
Reinhart was uncooperative during the investigation and resisted arrest while being taken into custody, police said. He reporte…
