Nassau County News

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. – A Bay Shore father and son have pleaded guilty in connection with a drunken driving crash that claimed the life of a Slingshot driver and left his wife seriously injured on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa last year.

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. — Three people suffered minor injuries following a collision involving a UPS delivery truck and a pickup truck Thursday afternoon in Oyster Bay.

LEVITTOWN, N.Y. — A large emergency response converged on a Levittown neighborhood Wednesday evening after a fire broke out inside a home, prompting a multi-department response.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. — Firefighters quickly brought a garage fire under control Wednesday evening after heavy smoke was seen pouring from a detached garage at a home in Bethpage.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — A 25-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning following a violent two-vehicle crash on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale, according to the Nassau County Police.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. — A child was seriously injured and airlifted from a park Wednesday afternoon after the electric dirt bike they were riding collided with a pickup truck at a residential intersection.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. — Multiple vehicles became disabled Monday afternoon after motorists attempted to drive through floodwaters that inundated a busy Bethpage intersection during torrential rainfall.

SOUTH FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — A silver Mercedes sedan became stranded in floodwaters Monday afternoon after driving through a heavily flooded section of Merritts Road beneath the railroad overpass.

LEVITTOWN, N.Y. — Seconds after a tow truck recovered a stranded vehicle from deep floodwaters in a Levittown shopping center parking lot Monday afternoon, another driver was captured plowing through the same flooded area as torrential rain inundated parts of Nassau County.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — A vehicle crashed into the front entrance of a Farmingdale bagel shop early Monday morning, causing significant damage to the building's enclosed entrance vestibule.

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — A late-night crash in East Meadow sent a parked vehicle onto the front lawn of a nearby home Sunday night, narrowly avoiding a direct impact with the residence.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Firefighters from multiple Nassau County fire departments responded to a late-night basement fire at a home in Hempstead on Sunday night.

NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. — Fire departments and police agencies across Nassau County responded to numerous fireworks-related fires throughout the Fourth of July, including a house fire in Bethpage and a roadside blaze in Hicksville, as officials dealt with a busy night of emergencies linked to holiday celebrations.

INWOOD, N.Y. — A man was taken into custody Wednesday evening after allegedly fleeing from police on a reportedly stolen moped before running into a wooded area and hiding atop a large elevated industrial hopper at a nearby business.

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — Two people were injured following a two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon at a busy Hicksville intersection.

FREEPORT, N.Y. — A hazardous chemical spill inside a Home Depot Wednesday afternoon sickened at least 13 people and prompted a large-scale emergency and HazMat response.

LYNBROOK, N.Y. — A motorcyclist was hospitalized Tuesday evening following a collision with a sedan that left the motorcycle severely damaged.

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — Five people were injured, and at least one person became trapped inside a heavily damaged vehicle, following a multi-vehicle crash in Hicksville Tuesday afternoon.

NORTH MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — An Oceanside School District music teacher has been charged with murder after prosecutors allege he brutally strangled his 25-year-old sister-in-law inside a North Massapequa home Monday morning.

BALDWIN, N.Y. — A driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after his vehicle overturned in the drive-thru of a KFC restaurant following a late Friday night crash in Baldwin.

OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — A collision between a white SUV and a Best Buy Geek Squad van in Old Westbury left two drivers injured Friday morning, with one becoming trapped inside the van. Firefighters extricated the driver before both victims were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. — Nearly three years after his arrest shocked Long Island, convicted Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole for the murders of eight women.

PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — A driver was rescued after a vehicle overturned and rolled down an embankment Thursday morning, leaving the motorist trapped inside the wreckage near the Northern State Parkway in Plainview.