2 Killed In Separate Crashes In North Lindenhurst, Huntington
Two people were killed in separate Long Island crashes on Saturday, Aug. 5.
The first happened at around 2:45 p.m. in North Lindenhurst.
A 56-year-old West Babylon man was driving a 2008 Ford E250 van northbound on Straight Path, at the intersection of Wellwood Avenue, when his vehicle struck an electric scooter, Suffolk County Police said.
Shawn Gavigan, age 67, of Lindenhurst, who was riding the scooter, crossing Wellwood Avenue eastbound from Heathcote Road, police said.
Gavigan was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where he w…
Are You The Lucky One? $40K Lotto Ticket Sold At Long Island Store
Double-check your tickets: You might just be $40,000 richer after a winning ticket was sold on Long Island, lottery officials announced.
A Take 5 winning ticket, worth over $40,000, was sold in Lindenhurst for the Friday, July 28 evening drawing, the New York Lottery announced.
The ticket, worth $40,476.50, was sold at Balinder, located at 76 West Montauk Highway.
Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one to 39, with two televised drawings at 2:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Lottery draw game prizes can be claimed up to one year from the drawing date.
The New York Lottery contributed $3.6 billi…
Traffic Stop Turned Jail Time: Long Island Man Sentenced For Cocaine, Heroin Possession
What began as a normal traffic stop has now landed a Long Island man behind bars for a decade.
Lindenhurst resident David Marmol, aged 41, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday, July 11 for his possession of a number of illicit substances, as well as a metal knuckle knife, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney.
On February 20, 2021, Marmol was pulled over in what was originally a routine traffic stop in the vicinity of South Fifth Street and Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst.
Earlier Report: Lindenhurst Man Convicted After Knuckle Knife, Cocaine, Fentanyl Recover…
Driver Flees Fiery DWI Crash In Lindenhurst, Police Say
After driving drunk, crashing his car, and fleeing the scene, a Long Island man was apprehended by police.
According to Suffolk County police, 37-year-old Anthony Lacorte was driving his GMC Sierra while intoxicated at around 11:40 p.m. when he crashed into a parked car on 21 Lido Parkway in Lindenhurst.
Though his car lost a tire in the crash, Lacorte, who is from Massapequa, continued to drive, police say.
About a mile and a half later, at the intersection of Second Avenue and South Fourth Street, the sparks from the tire rim on the pavement caught Lacorte’s car on fire.
Lacorte alle…
