Long Island’s first snowfall triggers fatal crashes and hundreds of accidents

Suffolk County police say approximately 200 crashes were reported during the winter weather. Several serious car accidents were reported across Long Island following the season’s first snowfall, prompting police to…

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Long Island DA leads push to close deadly loophole in drugged-driving laws: ‘This is a statewide issue’

New York metro area prosecutors and pols huddled in Times Square on Wednesday in a push to beef up the Empire State’s drugged driving statute — bashing loopholes in the…

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Beloved crossing guard recovering after driver strikes her outside Medford elementary school

The video, first obtained by News 12, shows the driver striking the woman. A Suffolk County Police Department crossing guard is recovering after a driver struck and injured her outside…

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Suffolk police say positive progress made in street takeover crackdown

Between Thanksgiving and Sunday, the Suffolk Street Takeover Task Force issued 129 summonses. Hundreds of people watched a dangerous street takeover near Sunrise Highway Service Road and Commack Road in…

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Rat Running: Avoiding A Traffic Light Is Illegal In These US States

Everyone's been there, running late behind the wheel and hoping that one stubborn traffic light on your commute will cooperate. But as you approach, predictably, the steady green immediately turns…

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Clean Pass Program ends: LIE traffic expected to worsen as HOV access tightens

The program encouraging the use of environmentally friendly vehicles did not get federal re-authorization. Traffic on the Long Island Expressway could be getting worse. Starting tomorrow, solo drivers in electric…

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Long Island Expressway traffic expected to get worse as Clean Pass Program comes to end

The federal program allows electric vehicles to travel in the HOV lane regardless of how many people are in the car.   Traffic on the Long Island Expressway is expected…

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