On Monday, two people died and others were critically injured in two separate crashes in Brooklyn and Queens that were believed to be the result of drag racing. (Yesterday the driver in the Brooklyn crash, 23-year-old Anel Kolenovic, was charged with criminal negligent homicide, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and disobeying a red light.) And on Sunday, Bronx landscaper Everardo Nieto allegedly killed an 86-year-old Long Island man when Nieto veered into oncoming traffic during a drag race. Police also found an empty bottle of vodka in Nieto's truck. more ›

In an accident that briefly shut down service between Hicksville and Huntington yesterday afternoon, a Syosset Taxi driver crashed his cab through a fence and onto the third rail of LIRR tracks near Jackson Avenue. It then caught fire (dramatic photo here), with both the driver and passenger inside. more ›

Long Island police continue to investigate the death of a nanny who jumped into pool to save one of her charges in Syosset, Nassau County. Ana Maria Montano de Gimenez could not swim and appeared to die of a heart attack; her employer, Rubian Saunders, had heard her screams but could only manage to pull out her 3-year-old son, who was revived and is being monitored at a hospital. Still, Gimenez's family and friends want answers. Yesterday, an 8-year-old boy drowned in a relative's pool in Queens; the American Academy of Pediatrics has a list of pool safety tips for children. more ›

A nanny in Syosset, Long Island died after jumping into a backyard pool when her 3-year-old charge was struggling in the water. Nassau police spokesman Det. Sgt. Anthony Repalone said the boy had been wearing a life vest, but "It's possible that the 3-year-old child removed his jacket and got into the pool." more ›