Peter Gill

Reporter @Newsday covering transportation. Raised in Nepal. https://t.co/zhQfwxrfHD old: @DispatchAlerts+@Diplomat_APAC+@kathmandupost + @recordnepal ++

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Suffolk officer charged with DWI Huntington crash leaves man critical, police say

5 days ago | newsday.com | Peter Gill

An off-duty Suffolk County police officer was charged with driving while intoxicated after he seriously injured a pedestrian in a crash early Sunday in downtown Huntington, Suffolk police said. Officer Alexander Vargas, 30, was southbound in a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro on New York Avenue when he hit Jorge Alfaro, 28, at the intersection with Carver Street around 2:30 a.m., according to the Suffolk police in a news release.
Hempstead Town congestion pricing lawsuit dismissed by New York judge

1 week ago | newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo |Peter Gill

A state judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by the Town of Hempstead challenging the legality of New York’s congestion pricing program. Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling came after Hempstead’s lawyers "threw in the towel" at a Manhattan court hearing that they nearly no-showed, according to the head of the MTA, which administers the Central Business District Tolling Program.
Man's leg cut by propeller after he falls from boat, police say

1 week ago | newsday.com | Peter Gill

A Suffolk County police helicopter was called in to evacuate a young man lacerated by a motor boat propeller on Fire Island, just across Great South Bay from Sayville on Sunday afternoon, according to the police. The man, 18, of Utah, lost his balance as a 30-foot aluminum barge he was a passenger on was backing out of the Sailors Haven marina, near Cherry Grove, around 3:30 pm, according to the police.
Suffolk County requests mediation in $90M red-light camera fee case

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Peter Gill

In a step toward reaching a settlement, Suffolk County has asked a judge to mediate negotiations with attorneys representing drivers who paid more than $90 million in illegal fees attached to red-light camera tickets over the course of a decade. Meanwhile, Nassau County is continuing to fight a similar case in court, arguing the payments were voluntary. Lawyers for Suffolk wrote to County Judge David T. Reilly Tuesday requesting him "to conduct a mediation session between the parties ...
LGBTQ pride on the march, circa 2025, down Main Street in Huntington

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Peter Gill

When the Long Island Pride Parade began in 1991, the organizers were turned away from Port Jefferson and Northport, then had to sue the Town of Huntington in federal court for a permit. Marchers faced counterprotesters who hurled insults, Newsday reported at the time. Now in its 35th year, the parade on Sunday attracted about 5,000 registered marchers and many thousands more spectators who thronged both sides of Main Street in downtown Huntington.
Trump administration says it'll work with state on Long Island traffic crashes

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Peter Gill

In a letter to a lawmaker, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he wants to coordinate with the state to better understand and reduce traffic crashes on Long Island. Rep. Laura Gillen (D-Rockville Centre) had earlier asked Duffy's office to study the problem and supply recommendations. Gillen's original letter to Duffy in March cited Newsday's finding that more than 2,100 people have been killed and 16,000 seriously injured in crashes on the Island over a decade.
Fatal drugged driving crashes up on Long Island

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Peter Gill |Lorena Mongelli

A driver who prosecutors allege was high on marijuana struck 19-year-old Eryk McPherson in October while he biked home from his job stocking shelves in Central Islip. Paramedics rushed the Longwood High School honors graduate to the hospital, where he later died, the latest fatality underscoring a growing problem of Long Island motorists who cause injuries while under the influence of drugs.
Two rescued after Long Island Sound plane crash off Connecticut coast

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Peter Gill

Two people were rescued after their single-engine plane crashed into Long Island Sound south of New Haven around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, according to the FAA and the Coast Guard. The plane crashed into the water near the Thimble Islands about 10 minutes after taking off from Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to FlightRadar24, an online tracking service.
Messiah Robinson, 23, accused of DWI in 4-vehicle crash on Southern State Parkway

1 month ago | newsday.com | Peter Gill

A Brooklyn man was arrested after he was in a four-vehicle crash that damaged a police vehicle on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County, then lied about his identity and refused a breath test and field sobriety tests, according to the police. State troopers arrested Messiah Robinson, 23, in the early hours of Friday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated, second-degree reckless endangerment, criminal impersonation and other traffic violations, spokeswoman Brittany Burton said.
Carl Sandburg Middle School Band receives top honor at SuperState Festival

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Peter Gill

The Carl Sandburg Middle School Eighth Grade Symphonic Band received the designation as the 2025 Honor Band among middle schools at the University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival. Courtesy of District 75 Just three days after Carl Sandburg Middle School’s Eighth Grade Symphonic Band performed at the University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival, Band Director Moulee Gupta called the students out of their classes. She said she wanted to get a group photo.