Drunk, High Driver Who Hospitalized Teens In Wrong-Way Nassau Wreck Pleads Guilty: Authorities
A drunk Long Island driver admitted to causing a wrong-way three-car crash that hospitalized two teenagers, authorities said.
Kelyse Land, 26, of Valley Stream, pleaded guilty Monday, July 20 to three charges as part of a plea deal, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. She’s set for two to six years in prison, according to prosecutors.
Land spent the night of July 25, 2025, getting drunk and high at a bar before getting behind the wheel of her 2003 Nissan Altima and driving on Hempstead Avenue, authorities said.
As Land approached an intersection around 11:45 p.m., she crosse…
Child Among 5 Hurt In Fiery DUI Crash On Route 80 In Teaneck: Cops
A 23-year-old New York man was arrested after a fiery crash on Route 80 in Bergen County that injured five people, including a child, on Friday, June 5, New Jersey State Police said.
Blake D. De Los Santos, of New York City, was heading east in an Acura sedan when he lost directional control, veered off the roadway to the right, and struck a concrete barrier just before 6:10 a.m. at milepost 68 in Teaneck, State Police said.
The Acura became fully engulfed in flames following the impact, authorities said. De Los Santos and his four passengers, including a juvenile, suffered minor …
North Brookfield Driver, 20, Accused of Going 93 MPH While Drunk Before Crash That Killed 2: DA
A 20-year-old driver from Central Massachusetts was intoxicated when she crashed her car, killing two men late last year, authorities said.
Faith O’Rourke, 20, of North Brookfield, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of manslaughter by motor vehicle, and two counts of motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation. She also faces charges of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and reckless operation, along with operating under the influence and negligent operation, the Worcester County District Attorney said Thursday, April 30.
She pleaded…
