by Ex-Captain Steve Grogan Emergency Medical Company and the Extrication Team responded to a reported auto accident at the intersection of Peninsula Blvd and Hempstead Avenue at approximately 10 a.m. on April 1. Upon arriving at the scene, Lynbrook police officers, followed by Second Deputy Chief Anthony DeCarlo, found the driver of the vehicle involved had driven into a curb on the corner after swerving from a turning tractor trailer truck in the intersection.   The vehicle and the truck never collided, however a second vehicle received minor damage from the first vehicle, whose driver was taken to South Nassau by the Medical Company. The Extrication Team stood by. more

A man driving a 2005 Toyota Camry crashed into a tree at Ocean Avenue and Ruth Place in Lynbrook at about 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 7, injuring himself and his 3-year-old twins, a boy and a girl who were in car seats in the back seat of the vehicle. The girl died three days after the accident, according to police officials. more

Homicide Arrest    Police arrested a 20-year-old West Hempstead man last week in connection with the shooting death of a Queens man in June at a house party in … more

A 75-year-old man was struck by a 2008 Ford pickup truck Tuesday at 3:13 p.m.while crossing eastbound on Merrick Avenue in front of Pat’s Farms. more

An SUV collided with a school bus at the intersection of Scranton Avenue and Reyam Road in Lynbrook at approximately 8:40 a.m. on July 30, causing the SUV to overturn. more

Hempstead Turnpike is closed eastbound between Newbridge Road and Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow because of a fatal car accident. Two vehicles, a white Hyundai sedan and a Dodge SUV, … more

Despite appearances to the contrary, these three incidents captured by local photographers were fairly routine, according to police. more

Two vehicles collided and ended up on the front lawn of a Rockaway Parkway home Monday morning. One driver was seriously hurt and another was arrested. more

The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department responded to three accidents within four days on the Loop and Meadowbrook parkways, that involved a two-car collision, an overturned vehicle and a truck that … more

Hours before 7-year-old Katie Flynn was killed in a drunken driving accident, she told her father that it was the best day of her life. Her parents, Neil and Jennifer Flynn of Lido Beach, recall … more