Lindenhurst Driver Who Recorded Himself Doing 121 MPH Moments Before Crash Gets Prison: DA
A Long Island man who recorded himself driving recklessly at 121 mph before causing a deadly crash was sentenced to prison Friday, Oct. 23, authorities said.
Felix Pantaleon, 24, of Lindenhurst, was sentenced to four to 12 years behind bars for the Southern State Parkway crash that killed Reynaldo Collado, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. His sentence was in line with a plea deal he took Friday, Sept. 4.
Pantaleon was driving a 2014 Honda Civic westbound on the highway in North Babylon on Sept. 22, 2024, around 10:30 p.m., prosecutors said.
He cut off vehicles and weaved…
0.19% BAC Driver Snaps Utility Pole In Half In Stillwater Car Crash, Police Say
A drunk driver snapped a utility pole in half after failing to navigate a curve in the Capital Region, police said.
Jordan A. Rowe, 25, of Agawam, MA, crashed on Hudson Avenue in Stillwater on Friday, Oct. 16, around 2:30 a.m., the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Rowe was driving a 2017 Ford Transit northbound when he misjudged the curve, left the road and struck the pole, investigators said.
Officers responded to the crash and measured Rowe’s BAC at 0.19%, more than twice the legal limit, according to authorities.
Rowe suffered no injuries in the wreck, and…
Norwalk Driver Speeds Away After Hitting 2 Children Crossing Intersection, Police Say
Two children were hospitalized after a driver crashed into them as they crossed a Norwalk intersection and then drove away without offering to help or calling for responders, police said.
Officers responded to Cross Street and Wilton Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 20, after a report that a black Mini Cooper had hit the children.
Both children were taken to Norwalk Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
Officers interviewed witnesses and reviewed surveillance footage, and they found the car soon after.
Joseph Campbell, 68, of Norwalk, later turned himself in, po…
