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Date:
Tuesday, August 26, 2014Area:
New York, NYBeer pleaded guilty in July to the top count of aggravated vehicular homicide. A month earlier, a jury had deadlocked on the charge, but Beer decided to plead guilty to spare the families of his friends who died the ordeal of a second trial, his attorney said. Beer also pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of marijuana.
Date:
Thursday, April 24, 2014Area:
New York, NYPolice on Long Island are investigating a hit and run accident in Mineola this morning. The accident happened near Jericho Turnpike and Congress Avenue around 9:00 on Friday. Authorities say a vehicle struck a pedestrian, who then flew into another oncoming car. The second vehicle stopped, but police say the first vehicle kept going. The victim is a man, but his condition was not immediately known. Witnesses say the fleeing vehicle was a gray Jetta. They say others tried to get the female driver to stop, but she kept going.