Crime & Safety
Drunken Man Causes Wrong-Way Fatal Crash On Long Island: Police
A man was driving in the wrong direction on a highway early Sunday, which led to the death of a 73-year-old man, police say.
OAKDALE, NY — A man is dead after a Hempstead man drunkenly drove the wrong way on Sunrise Highway and caused a collision early Sunday, Suffolk police said.
Noel Pastora, 56, of Hempstead, was driving a 2000 Dodge Dakota westbound in the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway, west of Locust Avenue, in Oakdale, when his vehicle struck an eastbound sedan at 1:49 a.m., police said.
Dominick Capizola, 73, of Sayville, who was driving the sedan, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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Pastora was charged with driving while intoxicated. He is due to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Sunday.
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