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At 11:37 p.m. on Dec. 22, a 17-year-old driver was traveling west in an Acura on West Old Country Road in Hicksville just past South Broadway when a 26-year-old attempted to turn left out of a business in a Volkswagen. The Acura collided with the Volkswagen before skidding off the road and striking a tree.
3 dead after chain-reaction crash in Phelps
On Dec. 16, three people died in a three-car accident in western New York. Authorities said the crash happened around 11 a.m. on Route 14 near Bostwick Road in the Ontario County town of Phelps.
Alleged drunk driver slams into store, injures pedestrians
On Dec. 10, seven people suffered injuries after an alleged drunk driver drove her vehicle into a Forever 21 store in New York. Authorities stated that the driver, a 34-year-old Brooklyn resident, had a blood alcohol level that was nearly twice the legal limit at the time.
Doctor facing manslaughter charges for alleged DWI accident
According to court documents, the charges against a Long Island cardiologist who allegedly fled the scene of a reported DWI on June 14 were recently upgraded. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, the doctor is now facing charges of second-degree manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident, DWI and reckless driving for his alleged role in the accident.
Brooklyn teenager killed in hit-and-run accident
On Thursday, Nov. 20, around 5 p.m., a 14-year-old Kensington boy was killed when he was struck by a maroon Chevrolet Impala while walking across East Seventh Street at Caton Avenue. He was rushed to Maimonides Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
