Nassau County News

SYOSSET, N.Y. — A car carrier transporting three vehicles overturned on the westbound Long Island Expressway near the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway Thursday afternoon, prompting significant traffic delays. The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries after reportedly escaping the wreckage through the windshield.

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — A police pursuit that began in Port Washington on Wednesday afternoon ended with a fleeing suspect crashing near the upscale Americana Manhasset retail center following shots being fired earlier in the chase.

BAY PARK, N.Y. — A fast-moving house fire in Bay Park triggered a massive multi-agency response Monday afternoon, as flames engulfed a canal-side home and sent thick black smoke visible for miles.

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. - Firefighters in Hicksville quickly extinguished a car fire on Friendly Road Wednesday night, preventing it from spreading to a nearby vehicle.

PLAINVIEW, N.Y. - A violent two-car collision left four people hospitalized and a Tesla fully engulfed in flames after slamming into a pole on Old Country Road Monday evening.

BALDWIN, N.Y. — A massive fire broke out in a Baldwin apartment building on Merrick Road Thursday morning, displacing up to 200 residents.

NORTH NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. — A coach bus plunged through the top level of an underground parking garage Tuesday evening, leaving the bus hanging dangerously over the edge and triggering a massive emergency response.

PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK - Nassau County Police and the Plainview Fire Department responded to Cherry Drive West early Thursday morning after a two vehicle crash left one car overturned onto its roof and the driver with minor injuries.

OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK - The Atlantic Steamer Fire Company officially commissioned their new fire department fire boat “55M5” in Oyster Bay Harbor on Sunday afternoon with a wetdown ceremony.

MASSAPEQUA, NEW YORK - A 74 year old man is in a critical condition following a two vehicle crash that occurred on Merrick Road near Joludow Drive late Thursday night.

PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK - Firefighters battled a brush fire that sparked inside the Town of Oyster Bay’s Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park early Friday evening. The fire was quickly contained by the volunteer firefighters.

JERICHO, NY - A woman carrying a 1-year-old child was struck and critically injured by a pickup truck traveling westbound on Jericho Turnpike in front of the Jericho Shopping Office Plaza late Wednesday morning.

NASSAU COUNTY, NY - Residents of Long Island and most of the Northeastern United States are dealing with an unusual occurrence as smoke from more than 150 wildfires burning in Canada currently blankets the area, seriously impacting visibility.

CARLE PLACE, NY - A 43-year-old woman crossing Old Country Road at Zeckendorf Boulevard was urgently rushed to a local area hospital in a critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Tuesday morning.

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - Republican Representative George Santos pleaded not guilty to thirteen charges against him including stealing public funds, wire fraud, money laundering, and lying on federal disclosure forms.

JERICHO, NY - A drunk driver is facing a slew of charges, including vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated, after causing a horrific wrong-way crash on North Broadway late Wednesday night that claimed the lives of two 14-year-old boys.

HEMPSTEAD, NY - A fire broke out in a detached garage on the property of a vacant home on Albemarle Avenue on Saturday evening, leading firefighters to make an alarming discovery inside.

MERRICK, NY - A small boat being towed on a trailer caught fire on the Meadowbrook State Parkway south of Merrick Road on Wednesday morning.

SYOSSET, NY - A late-night crash pinned three people inside an SUV after striking a tree and rolling over onto its side on the Northern State Parkway Friday night.

HEMPSTEAD, NY - One person was hospitalized from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out inside the New Haven Place apartments on Fulton Avenue late Tuesday night.