Yesterday afternoon, a deadly crash unfolded on the Montauk Highway when a 2009 Mitsubishi crashed into a Ford Windstar minivan in Copiague. According to the Suffolk County Police, Damian Dudkiewicz, 25, lost control of the Mitsubishi while driving eastbound; he "slid into oncoming traffic at 4:28 p.m." and struck the westbound minivan driven by 50-year-old Rosanna Attaguile. Two of the passengers in Dudkiewicz's car were killed while Attaguile's mother was killed. Dudkiewicz suffered non-life threatening injuries while another passenger was badly injured; Attaguile and her father were treated for their injuries—both had broken ribs and collapsed lungs. A volunteer firefighter told Newsday that Dudkiewicz "was conscious, but at the same time, we didn't know if he had brain damage or something. He kept asking: 'Where am I? Where's my fiancee?'" (The fiancee was killed.)The Daily News suggests the crash may have been "sparked by a possible drag racing contest." more ›

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Police in Suffolk County released surveillance footage of an attempted robbery at a convenience store off the Montauk Highway in Brookhaven that showed a petite woman defending her store. Store employee Hafize Sahin, all of 4'5" and 90 pounds, swung a 3-foot-long ax at the would-be robber. more ›

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Ah, the responsibilities of parenting or the joys of pot - how do you decide? Well, 41 year old Alvin Allan of Mastic, NY, chose both, as he drove on the Montauk Highway, stoned, with his 11 year-old son in the front seat next to him. The police stopped him because he was speeding. more ›