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LI Driver, 26, Found Dead Hours After Van Slammed Into Tree And Flipped: Police
A Long Island driver was killed in a one-car crash early Tuesday, Sept. 8, police said.
Matthew Schneider, 26, of Selden, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Express eastbound on Express Drive South near Maple Avenue in Holbrook around 3:10 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Schneider’s vehicle left the road, struck a tree, and overturned, investigators said. However, the wreck wasn’t reported until a passing motorist called 911 around 5:30 a.m., police said.
When officers finally responded to the crash, Schneider was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Schneider’s vehic…
Truck Mechanic Killed In Horrific Nassau County Workplace Accident: Police
A Long Island trucking worker was identified Thursday, Sept. 10 after being killed in a workplace accident Monday, Sept. 7, authorities said.
Eliseo Colatosti, 66, of Hicksville, was identified as the diseased man, the Nassau County Police Department said in an update.
Colatosti was working on a New York City garbage truck at Gabrielli Truck Sales and Service in Hicksville, according to News 12 Long Island.
The truck backed over Colatosti and killed him just before 3 p.m. Monday, Nassau County police said Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Nassau County police are investigating the incident but said "no c…
5-Year-Old Girl, 8-Year-Old Boy Among Three Injured In LI Man’s Violent Outburst: Police
A Long Island man assaulted a woman, pushed an 8-year-old boy, and injured a 5-year-old girl in the same incident, police said.
Max Beltre, 27, of East Hampton, was charged with third-degree assault and two counts of child endangerment following his arrest around 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, the East Hampton Police Department said.
At an East Hampton home, Beltre threw a cellphone charger that struck the 5-year-old girl in the face, police said. Beltre then attacked the girl’s mother, first pushing her and then repeatedly slamming a door on her right hand, investigators said.
After that, B…
Late-Night LI Home Evacuations Sparked By Drunken Lyft Rider With Fake Gun: Police
A Lyft rider pointed an imitation gun at his driver after being dropped off at a home on Long Island, cops said.
Patrick Santos, 34, of New Jersey, took the Lyft from Sag Harbor to a home in Noyac around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
On the way, Santos pointed the fake gun out the window of the car and “dry fired” it, police said. Investigators described him as “heavily intoxicated” for the ride.
Then after being dropped off, Santos pointed the gun at the Lyft driver through the window and let multiple shots off in the driveway, authorities said. T…
76-Year-Old Nassau Woman Assaulted, Hospitalized After Beef With Dog Walker: Police
A Long Island man shoved a 76-year-old woman to the ground during an argument over his dog’s activity, police said.
Michael Kane, 47, of Great Neck, was booked for second-degree assault after the elderly woman was hospitalized, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Kane was walking his dog in Great Neck around 4:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7 when he got in a dispute with the woman over his dog running on her lawn, investigators said. Kane then shoved the woman to the ground, cops said.
The victim suffered substantial pain to the whole left side of her body, with severe pain in her left hip, …
