About six o’clock on Friday morning, July 27, 2007, a woman pedestrian was struck and killed crossing President St. near Front St., Hempstead. According to newsday.com here, she was on her way to comfort a friend who had just lost her father.
Archive for July, 2007
President St, Hempstead, 7.27.2007
July 27, 2007Austin Blvd, 7.22.2007
July 26, 2007Sadly, a woman lost her life as a result of an alleged drunk driver about 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 22, 2007. Peter Vono was driving south on Austin Blvd (Barnum Island, part of the Town of Hempstead near the Village of Island Park), when he struck four cars that apparently were heading north. This happened somewhere near the intersection of Georgia Avenue with six-lane Austin Blvd. The driver who was struck (in one of the four cars) passed away after two days in the hospital. One of two Newsday stories is here.
NY 107, Old Brookville 7.14.2007
July 15, 2007About two o’clock in the morning of July 14, 2007, on Cedar Swamp Road (NY 107), north of Fruitledge Lane, a motorcyclist lost his life when he hit a utility pole and a fire hydrant. Both Newsday and WCBS radio confuse the explanation by saying that he was headed northbound, but then state that he was going home to Hicksville. His origins were in Glen Cove, and apparently he was returning from there. The northbound/southbound issue remains muddled. He struck no other car. Link here.
Mineola Ave, Roslyn Heights 7.6.2007
July 8, 2007Mineola Avenue, Roslyn Heights, is a north-south business street, with a traffic signal at Elm Street. Sad to relate, on Friday night, July 6, 2007, about 8:10 p.m., Jeffrey Siegel, M.D., was crossing the street there or near Willow Street when he was fatally struck by a car. 1010wins.com reports that the the driver continued north. The newsday.com article is here. One of the commentators on this article said there was a heavy downpour about that time.
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The Nassau County police arrested the alleged driver, age 19, on February 19, 2008. Persistent investigation finally paid off. See this item on newsday.com here.
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Newsday.com reported here on September 25, 2008, that the judge rejected a plea deal offered by the accused’s lawyer, namely accepting a jail term of two-to-six years. On November 7, 2008, a jury found the driver guilty of criminally negligent homicide and leaving the scene of an accident. The newsday.com story is here. On December 23, 2008, Newsday reported that the judge sentenced the driver to 3 to 6 years in prison.
