DA: 10-Month-Old In L.I. DWI Crash Dies; Dad Faces New Charges
Jose Escobar never looked up once as he sat in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Wednesday. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
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Jose Escobar never looked up once as he sat in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Wednesday. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
It was a head-on collision between a black Honda and a gray Mercedes, and it was the Honda that was going the wrong way. The car entered at Exit 41 North going eastbound.
His steps are slow, but there was a time no one thought Kenneth Baribault would ever walk again or speak. His words also come slowly, but he can now string a few together with the help of an iPad and his 10-year-old son.
The federal study of the 7.2 mile stretch was called for after the death of Officer Michael Califano, a highway patrolman from Wantagh who was killed by a truck during a routine stop at night in early February of 2011.
The 11-year-old survivor of a horrific crash on the Long Island Expressway smiled as he took a VIP tour of Yankee Stadium on Sunday.
The cab carrying 60-year-old Suzanne Nicholson and her grandson, 11-year-old Gabriel Larsen, was crushed after the chain-reaction wreck early Saturday morning on the Long Island Expressway.
The truck traffic on the Long Island Expressway may soon get lighter, as a new rail terminal is helping private companies trade in trucks for trains. The world's longest parking lot is getting some relief in the form of freight-train service.
Do you think you have it bad stuck in traffic in New York City? Well, it could be worse. You could be in Honolulu.
The Department of Transportation is trying to remind motorists the law applies to construction vehicles with amber lights as well.
The accident happened just after 7:30 a.m. near 68th Street and the Long Island Expressway in Maspeth.
It's a 100-acre, uncleared location off exit 66 of the Long Island Expressway in Yaphank.
Friends and family are in mourning following a crash on the Long Island Expressway that took the life of William Schettino and left a section of the highway closed for hours.
Police said 19-year-old Aaron Thomas had left his car parked in the safety zone of the expressway to buy gas on Commack Road and was struck while returning to his vehicle.
Authorities pulled over tanker trucks just off the Long Island Expressway that they suspected were transporting under taxed fuel onto Long Island.
Two women are dead in a pair of unrelated vehicle accidents. A 27-year-old woman was killed Sunday morning in Old Westbury. Investigators said that she was driving a two door Infiniti when she hit the rear end of a tractor-trailer on the Long Island Expressway.
More than 120 men and women from Long Island have been arrested on drug charges.
Police arrested the driver at the scene and transported him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Department has been patrolling both the Long Island Expressway and Sunrise Highway since 2008 and now the numbers are in.
Around 6:45 a.m. on Oct. 15, police said Peter Rodriguez crashed into a livery cab on the Long Island Expressway service road killing 37-year-old George Gibbons who had just closed up his bar in Maspeth.
Police say suspect Peter Rodriguez, 36, was driving the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway when he hit the cab carrying George Gibbons. He apparently then took off without bothering to call for help.
A $10,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the arrest of a driver wanted in a deadly wrong-way crash that killed a beloved bar owner in Queens.
Three strikes, you're out. Police said he had no license, was drag racing in the middle of the night and brought his children along for the dangerous drive.
The Northern State Parkway is swollen with runoff traffic. The accident near Exit 41 shut down traffic since 3 a.m.
There were new concerns Monday about a multimillion dollar highway project designed to make a dangerous road safer. Law enforcement is starting to wonder if the project is working as intended.
There is danger on one of the most heavily traveled roads in America. A federal study out Thursday recommends a 7.2-mile stretch of the Long Island Expressway undergo immediate safety changes.
The grandmother of Kaori Patterson-Moore, the 7-month-old girl shot dead Wednesday while sitting in her stroller in Brooklyn, said she forgives the shooter.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
A Brooklyn man's 1979 conviction in a rabbi's murder was vacated this week after a judge ruled he is innocent.
Luigi Mangione's federal interstate stalking trial has been pushed back to November. The move follows a delay in the start of his trial on state charges.
The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it up to some 25,000 mph, the velocity needed to break free of Earth's gravitational clasp for a trek to the moon.
The grandmother of Kaori Patterson-Moore, the 7-month-old girl shot dead Wednesday while sitting in her stroller in Brooklyn, said she forgives the shooter.
A Brooklyn man's 1979 conviction in a rabbi's murder was vacated this week after a judge ruled he is innocent.
Luigi Mangione's federal interstate stalking trial has been pushed back to November. The move follows a delay in the start of his trial on state charges.
The mother of a 7-month-old girl killed by a stray bullet while sitting in her stroller in Brooklyn said she is devastated by the horrific tragedy.
Police opened fire after the man pointed what appeared to be a gun at them, according to the NYPD.
UConn's jaw-dropping buzzer beater catapulted them to the Final Four.
Bridgeport firefighter Terrence Cramer was killed after his girlfriend's ex shot him in a fit of rage at a Connecticut home, according to an arrest warrant.
Jabari Bush is accused of fatally shooting active-duty Bridgeport Firefighter Terrence Cramer in Shelton, police said.
Warmer weather will return to New York City and the surrounding area soon.
It may not feel like spring right away, but Friday's weather does deliver a clear shift in the air in New York City.
A pastor in New Jersey was taken into custody by immigration agents while working at his day job, according to church members.
The discovery of a suspicious device forced the cancellation of the Keansburg, New Jersey, St. Patrick's Day Parade last weekend.
New Jersey prosecutors are asking the pubic for help finding a man they say is responsible for a fatal shooting in Union City.
Jersey City P.S. 17 students are celebrating a brand new mini soccer pitch built for them ahead of the FIFA World Cup this summer.
Nerdeen Kiswani, the pro-Palestinian activist targeted in what she calls an assassination plot in NYC, spoke out Monday.
A Long Island high schooler and his mom are being credited with saving a sleeping neighbor from a house fire.
New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman said Tuesday he will sue the state after the Campaign Finance Board denied him matching funds.
The driver accused of striking and killing a Nassau County school crossing guard in February has been arraigned.
New York's Republican nominee for governor Bruce Blakeman took his campaign to the steps of City Hall on Monday, where he portrayed Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani as the taxing twins.
Members and associates of the Riverhead-based 48 Gang are charged with crimes linked to murders, armed robberies and shootings dating back to 2021, prosecutors said.
A pastor in New Jersey was taken into custody by immigration agents while working at his day job, according to church members.
President Trump has ousted Pam Bondi as attorney general, saying she will be taking a job in the private sector.
One market analyst says Trump warning the Iran war will take 2-3 more weeks, without a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, "was far less than" investors had hoped for.
President Trump said in a speech that the U.S. will complete its military mission in Iran "very shortly," and that U.S. forces have achieved "overwhelming victories."
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to invalidating President Trump's executive order that would end birthright citizenship.
What started as a sinus infection left a Long Island teenager fighting for his life, requiring emergency brain surgery.
Older adults in New Jersey recorded the highest number of suspected overdose deaths in 2025, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
The first case of mpox clade I has been detected in New York City, health officials said Friday. Of the two types of mpox, clade I is known to cause more severe disease and death.
Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital, shuttered its emergency room Saturday night.
New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim is opening up about his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis in hopes of helping others struggling like him to care for their loved ones.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
Megan Thee Stallion was released from a New York City hospital after she got sick during a performance of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical."
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.
Body camera video has been released of Tiger Woods' arrest, after a car crash in Florida. He has been charged with driving under the influence.
The New York Knicks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 130-119 on Wednesday night.
The New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday.
Masyn Winn singled home the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning to give the Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the slumping Mets on Wednesday.
Max Fried permitted only three singles in seven sparkling innings, Giancarlo Stanton drove in two runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
Preparations for Passover in Brooklyn blend centuries-old rituals with modern traditions unique to each family.
New York has filed a lawsuit against solar company Attyx, saying it didn't just sell panels, it sold promises it couldn't keep.
Long before Manhattan's iconic street grid took shape, an English widow planned a Brooklyn community that helped shape the city today.
The Center for Brooklyn History showcase examines the Battle of Brooklyn through rare maps, paintings, and historical artifacts from the American Revolutionary War.
From World War II to modern mixology, women in Brooklyn fought for their place behind the bar. This Women's History Month, their legacy continues to influence the city's nightlife.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Millions of people move through Midtown every day, but recently, crowds have been stopping to check out this little dancing bird making its yearly appearance. CBS News New York's Steve Overmyer takes us to Bryant Park.
Doctors are sounding the alarm about federal funding cuts impacting low-income patients in New York. As CBS News New York's Elle McLogan explains, some doctors are calling it a health care crisis.
The grandmother of Kaori Patterson-Moore, the 7-month-old girl shot dead Wednesday while sitting in her stroller in Brooklyn, said she forgives the shooter. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
The mother of a 7-month-old girl killed by a stray bullet while sitting in her stroller in Brooklyn is devastated by Wednesday's horrific tragedy. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
A necropsy revealed that a whale that washed ashore in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, on Wednesday may have been hit by a vessel, officials said.
