Funds Made To Support Fallen East Northport NYPD Officer's Family

EAST NORTHPORT, NY — Funds were created Tuesday to support the wife and two young children of fallen NYPD officer Anastasios Tsakos. Tsakos, 43, of East Northport, was killed early Tuesday by a woman accused of driving while drunk on the Long Island Expressway, officials said.

A GoFundMe for Tsakos's family has raised roughly $130,000 as of Thursday afternoon.

The "PO Tsakos fund" was launched on Fund the First, a crowdfunding site for first responders and military personnel. More than $30,000 has been raised as of Wednesday afternoon. The campaign's current goal is $100,000. It was organized by John Mantas.

"This page was created in order to help with the financial burden on officers family , I thank everyone for their support in this difficult time and please stay safe," Mantas wrote.

Tsakos was directing traffic at another fatal crash when he was struck by Jessica Beauvais, 32, of Hempstead, police said.

A 2013 Volkswagen driven by Beauvais headed east on the highway at about 1 a.m., swerved to avoid other cars, veered toward Tsakos and struck him "head-on" while he was directing traffic, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said.

Beauvais faces a slew of charges in connection to the crash, including vehicular manslaughter.

Tsakos — a 14-year NYPD veteran — was assigned to divert traffic from the scene of a fatal single-car crash about 12:30 a.m., Shea said.

All Town of Huntington flags were directed to half-staff on Tuesday by Supervisor Chad Lupinacci in honor of Tsakos.