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Drugged Tesla Driver Slams Motorcycle Rider In Long Island Crash: Police Drugged Tesla Driver Slams Motorcycle Rider In Long Island Crash: Police
Drugged Tesla Driver Slams Motorcycle Rider In Long Island Crash: Police A Tesla driver was high when he seriously injured a motorcyclist in a crash on Long Island, police said. Bertie Simeon, 37, was traveling southbound on Nicolls Road through Holbrook around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Simeon, of Huntington Station, struck the 24-year-old motorcycle rider between Greenbelt Parkway and Route 27, police said. Both drivers were traveling in the same direction, investigators said. The 24-year-old motorcyclist, from Holtsville, was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, while Simeon was not inju…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Ex-NY Police Official Texted Son Instructions On Timing Before Gang Shooting: Indictment Ex-NY Police Official Texted Son Instructions On Timing Before Gang Shooting: Indictment
Ex-NY Police Official Texted Son Instructions On Timing Before Gang Shooting: Indictment A former high-ranking police official in Westchester County accused of helping her son flee after a Bronx shooting sent him text messages directing his movements before the gunfire, according to a newly unsealed indictment. The indictment, returned by a Bronx grand jury on Friday, July 31, charges former Mount Vernon Police Deputy Commissioner of Wellness Jennifer Lackard, her son Chase Lackard, 20, and James Lackard with multiple felony offenses stemming from a shooting outside the Bronx Hall of Justice on June 29.  As Daily Voice previously reported, Jennifer Lackard was fired by the…

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by Ben Crnic
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Chipotle Pulls Key Ingredient Amid Illness Outbreak Investigation Chipotle Pulls Key Ingredient Amid Illness Outbreak Investigation
Chipotle Pulls Key Ingredient Amid Illness Outbreak Investigation Chipotle has removed jalapeños from its restaurants across the US after the pepper was identified as a possible source of a Salmonella outbreak. The restaurant chain announced the move in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The decision comes as a Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 110 people in Minnesota. Chipotle uses jalapeños in several menu items like guacamole, pico de gallo, and chili-corn salsa. "As part of our established health and safety protocols, upon learning of a potential outbreak, we immediately initiated our ingredient traceability system and were able to identify j…

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by Chris Spiker
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Disturbing Online Broadcast Prompts Emergency Response At Media Personality's Home Disturbing Online Broadcast Prompts Emergency Response At Media Personality's Home
Disturbing Online Broadcast Prompts Emergency Response At Media Personality's Home A disturbing online broadcast prompted an urgent response and left a prominent media personality hospitalized. In Florida, deputies responded to his home of Perez Hilton, 48, who was then taken to a Miami-area hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 4, according to multiple reports. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls from viewers who said Hilton appeared to harm himself during a TikTok livestream. Deputies confirmed that the celebrity blogger was alone inside the home. They used crisis intervention techniques to de-escalate the situation before paramedics transported him to the …

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by Joe Lombardi
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These Grocery Staples Under Scrutiny As Parasite Cases Linked To Lettuce Climb These Grocery Staples Under Scrutiny As Parasite Cases Linked To Lettuce Climb
These Grocery Staples Under Scrutiny As Parasite Cases Linked To Lettuce Climb The produce aisle may hold more questions than answers as investigators chase the sources of a massive parasite surge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday, Aug. 3, that a nine-state Cyclospora outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce recalled by Taylor Farms de Mexico. The Food and Drug Administration traced the cluster to shredded lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants. The nine-state outbreak had caused at least 1,947 illnesses and 98 hospitalizations as of Friday, July 24. However, that outbreak represents only part of the nationwide surge. The North Carolina D…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hollywood Star Back Home After Nearly Four Months In Hospital Hollywood Star Back Home After Nearly Four Months In Hospital
Hollywood Star Back Home After Nearly Four Months In Hospital A beloved television star has reached a hopeful turning point after a long and closely watched health ordeal. Christina Applegate, 54, is back home following a nearly four-month hospital stay in Los Angeles, TMZ reported in an exclusive on Monday, Aug. 3. The outlet reported that Applegate was discharged and doing well. She had been hospitalized since late March. The reason for the extended stay remains unknown. Parade reported that her representatives have not disclosed what condition required treatment. Applegate has publicly battled multiple sclerosis, or MS, since announcing her diagn…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Seat Belt Issues Trigger Massive Recall Of 1.5M+ Ram Pickups Seat Belt Issues Trigger Massive Recall Of 1.5M+ Ram Pickups
Seat Belt Issues Trigger Massive Recall Of 1.5M+ Ram Pickups More than 1.5 million Ram trucks are being recalled worldwide because of a seat belt problem that can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Stellantis is recalling about 1,271,294 Ram 1500 pickups in the US from the model years 2019 through 2026, the company announced. The recall also affects about 156,138 trucks in Canada, 15,088 in Mexico, and 74,084 in other markets outside North America. The anchors for the second-row center or driver-side seat belt buckles may not have been properly attached to the truck's body structure. Some customers have reported that the buck…

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by Chris Spiker
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Medical Emergency Aboard Boat Off Nassau County Brings Multi-Agency Water Rescue Medical Emergency Aboard Boat Off Nassau County Brings Multi-Agency Water Rescue
Medical Emergency Aboard Boat Off Nassau County Brings Multi-Agency Water Rescue A 64-year-old man was rescued after suffering a medical emergency aboard a vessel in the Long Island Sound, Nassau County police announced. A 911 call was received just north of Bayville at 10:26 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, according to Nassau County police. Nassau County Aviation, the Nassau County Marine Bureau, and Town of Oyster Bay Bay Constables responded and located the vessel, police said. The man was brought ashore and transported by a Nassau County Police ambulance to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment, according to authorities. The vessel was then towed to shore.

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by Jillian Pikora
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E-Bike Rider Hospitalized After Crashing Into Dodge In Nassau County E-Bike Rider Hospitalized After Crashing Into Dodge In Nassau County
E-Bike Rider Hospitalized After Crashing Into Dodge In Nassau County An e-bike rider suffered head injuries after crashing into a Dodge on Long Island, police said.  The crash happened when a 57-year-old man was riding an e-bike northbound on Dorlon Place at a high rate of speed and turned right onto Steele Boulevard in Baldwin, where he struck a 2005 Dodge at approximately 5:43 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, according to Nassau County police. The e-bike rider suffered head trauma and was taken to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, police said. The Dodge was driven by a 55-year-old man, who remained at the scene, according to police…

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by Jillian Pikora
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‘A Hero Needs A Hero’: Former LI Fire Chief Searches For Kidney Donor ‘A Hero Needs A Hero’: Former LI Fire Chief Searches For Kidney Donor
‘A Hero Needs A Hero’: Former LI Fire Chief Searches For Kidney Donor A longtime Long Island firefighter and former NYPD detective desperately needs a kidney and is reaching out to the community in search of a donor. John Gillen, of Wantagh, was chief of the Wantagh Fire Department for 10 years, worked in the department for more than three decades, and was also a detective squad commander in the NYPD. “The majority of my dad’s life, he has given his life to other people,” one of Gillen’s daughters said in an Instagram video shared Monday, Aug. 3 by the fire department. Even when Gillen was no longer chief, he was still the first person on the scene of a Want…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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LIRR Train Slams Into Tree On Tracks, Sending One To Hospital LIRR Train Slams Into Tree On Tracks, Sending One To Hospital
Lirr Train Slams Into Tree On Tracks, Sending One To Hospital A Long Island Rail Road train struck a tree on the tracks, sending one person to the hospital, officials said. The collision occurred around 5:20 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3 just east of Smithtown station, the Smithtown Fire Department said. Branches and leaves fell into the engineer’s compartment, and one person was hospitalized with minor injuries, the fire department said. The train was traveling westbound toward Penn Station on the Port Jefferson Branch, according to WPIX. It had not yet reached Smithtown station when it struck the tree. At the time, the wreck caused Monday morning commute de…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Dave Portnoy Was Shocked He’d Never Tried This NY Pizza Joint — Here’s What He Thought Dave Portnoy Was Shocked He’d Never Tried This NY Pizza Joint — Here’s What He Thought
Dave Portnoy Was Shocked He’d Never Tried This NY Pizza Joint — Here’s What He Thought Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy had some surprising praise for a Capital Region pizza joint in his latest “One Bite” review. Portnoy, 49, found himself at Cusato’s Pizzeria in Ballston Spa, about 15 miles south of his home in Saratoga Springs. He cut the pizza review video despite the rain and shared it Thursday, July 30 on YouTube. “Looks pretty good,” Portnoy says before taking a bite. “Good undercarriage…very good,” he says after taking his first bite. Then after a pause, “Eh, pretty good.” “This is a basic, a little doughy, but good rainy Sunday football…” Portnoy continues before…

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by Joe Wilkinson