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Baby, 7-Year-Old Injured When Drunk Mom Crashes SUV In Shirley, Police Say Baby, 7-Year-Old Injured When Drunk Mom Crashes SUV In Shirley, Police Say
Baby, 7-Year-Old Injured When Drunk Mom Crashes SUV In Shirley, Police Say Two children, including a 7-month-old baby, are recovering from injuries sustained when their drunk mother crashed her SUV on Long Island, police said. The incident happened at around 9:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, in Shirley, on the Sunrise Highway Service Road near Maple Avenue, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators said Kimberly Diaz, age 27, of West Babylon, was driving a GMC Yukon eastbound on the service road when she lost control and crashed into a utility pole. No other vehicles were involved. When Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol officers arrived, they determined tha…
5-Year-Old Bicyclist Pinned By SUV Saved By Good Samaritans In Atlantic City: Police 5-Year-Old Bicyclist Pinned By SUV Saved By Good Samaritans In Atlantic City: Police
5-Year-Old Bicyclist Pinned By SUV Saved By Good Samaritans In Atlantic City: Police Good Samaritans pulled a 5-year-old bicyclist out from underneath an SUV that struck her, leaving her seriously injured over the weekend, authorities said. The girl was riding her bike on the 200 block of north Montpelier Avenue 36-year-old Nivida Garciaromero lost control of her GMC Yukon and struck her around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, city police said. Witnesses sprung into action, pulling the girl from underneath the vehicle before an ambulance rushed her to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with non-life-threatening injuries. Garciaromero and her passengers, …
Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang
Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang A 47-year-old unlicensed New Jersey driver has been charged in a Staten Island crash that left three teenagers, including a pair of siblings, dead over the weekend, authorities said. Maher Asi-Mahmoud, of Marlboro, was turning left in an eastbound 2017 GMC Yukon when it collided with a westbound Ford Mustang, carrying the teens Sunday, July 10, police said. The Mustang was sent into a tree on impact and split in half, ejecting two of the occupants. The victims were identified as 16-year-old Fernanda Gil, 15-year-old Jessie Gil and 15-year-old Ashley Rodriguez. The driver, 16, was the only o…
Know This Vehicle? Police Searching For Men Who Stole From Long Island Market Know This Vehicle? Police Searching For Men Who Stole From Long Island Market
Know This Vehicle? Police Searching For Men Who Stole From Long Island Market Police are investigating a robbery of a Long Island market in which an employee was threatened. The incident took place around 8:40 a.m., Friday, Dec. 25, at the Bolla Market, located at 2155 Linden Boulevard in Elmont, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, two men entered the market and approached the beer section. Each man grabbed four cases of beer and exited the store without paying, police said. An employee followed the men into the parking lot. The men were loading the merchandise into a GMC Yukon when they were confronted by the employee.  One of the men verb…
Six Million GM Vehicles Recalled To Replace Airbags Six Million GM Vehicles Recalled To Replace Airbags
Six Million GM Vehicles Recalled To Replace Airbags General Motors is recalling millions more vehicles due to defective Takata-built airbag inflators. For more than a year, automakers have been recalling vehicles that were installed with defective airbags, which could potentially explode, causing injuries to the driver or passengers. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion and inflate airbags in a collision. But the chemical can deteriorate when exposed to high temperatures and humidity and blow apart a metal canister, spewing out shrapnel. GM had…
Man, Woman At Large After Knifepoint Robbery At Long Island Best Buy Man, Woman At Large After Knifepoint Robbery At Long Island Best Buy
Man, Woman At Large After Knifepoint Robbery At Long Island Best Buy A man and woman are on the loose after stealing electronics from a Long Island Best Buy location and brandishing a knife at a security guard, police said. It is alleged that the pair took a laptop and camera from Best Buy on Old Country Road in Westbury without making an attempt to pay before walking out of the store. When they were approached by a security officer, the male suspect swung a black knife in his direction before the two suspects fled in a blue and gray GMC Yukon that took off west on Old Country Road. The stolen electronics had an estimated value of more than $1,700. No injur…
3.4M GM SUVs, Pickup Trucks Recalled Due To Brake Problem 3.4M GM SUVs, Pickup Trucks Recalled Due To Brake Problem
3.4M GM SUVs, Pickup Trucks Recalled Due To Brake Problem Facing pressure from the federal government, General Motors is recalling more than 3.4 million pickup trucks and SUVs nationwide that may have potential brake problems. The recall includes Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickup models from 2014 through 2018, as well as Cadillac Escalade models from 2015 to 2017, and the GMC Yukon, Chevy Suburban and Tahoe models from 2015 through 2018. According to GM, as the pump in power-assisted brakes age, they may put out less power than needed, increasing stopping distance and the risk of a crash. The recall comes following a…
Have You Seen Him Or This SUV? Alert Issued For Missing Centereach Man Have You Seen Him Or This SUV? Alert Issued For Missing Centereach Man
Have You Seen Him Or This SUV? Alert Issued For Missing Centereach Man Update: Missing Centereach Man Found Dead A 45-year-old man drove off in his sports utility vehicle and hasn't been seen since, and authorities are asking the public for help in locating him. Thomas Kelsey, 45, of Barbara Drive in Centereach, went missing on Sunday, July 7 at 10 p.m. at Venetian Shores Park, 850 Venetian Blvd. in Lindenhurst, Suffolk County Police said. Kelsey was reportedly driving his red 2015 GMC Yukon, with New York State license plate EYE 9312. (See the second image above.) He may have been wearing brown shoes, plaid shorts, and a T-shirt, according to …
SEEN THEM? Video Shows Convenience Store Burglars Stealing Cash, Smokes, Lottery Tickets SEEN THEM? Video Shows Convenience Store Burglars Stealing Cash, Smokes, Lottery Tickets
Seen Them? Video Shows Convenience Store Burglars Stealing Cash, Smokes, Lottery Tickets In-the-act surveillance video shows two members of a burglary crew who Fairview police said stole cash, cigarettes and scratch-off lottery tickets -- some of them winners -- from a trio of borough convenience stores. The burglarized delis -- Good News (twice) Big Max and Fair Ridge -- are all on Bergen Boulevard, Lt. Michael Martic said. Each time, the bandits pried open the front door, then stole the scratch-off tickets, cartons of cigarettes, cash and even cash registers, he said. Some of the tickets were cashed – for no more than $50 – but others were voided in time to prevent the thiev…
Power Steering Problems Prompt Latest GM Recall Of Trucks Power Steering Problems Prompt Latest GM Recall Of Trucks
Power Steering Problems Prompt Latest GM Recall Of Trucks General Motors has announced that the company is recalling 1.2 million pickup trucks and SUVs due to power-assisted steering problems that have been reported and caused a number of crashes. GM announced the latest recall - on the heels of a recall for a rear brake issue on 10 models earlier this week - stating that the power steering can fail momentarily during low-speed turns, due to a voltage drop in the vehicle. It then returns midway through the turn, increasing the likelihood of a crash. According to GM, there have been 30 reports of crashes, with two injuries. No deaths have been repo…