Expressway. That crash on the westbound l. I. E. Killed five people. The victims, an 81yearold man and family of three from hempstead, and Suffolk County executive steve ballons Communications Director scott martela. He reflected on the loss of his colleague. He had such a respect for people and he was so committed to helping people and he really did that in his unfortunately too brief life. He touched so many lives. Other people are recovering in the hospital tonight including a 3yearold girl. Her mother was killed in the crash. Three major fires in two weeks, all of them started by children. New at 5 00, one father is bringing the message to kids all on his own. Eyewitness News Reporter mallory hoff live in Queens Village. As we know, kids are curious fire can spread. The fdny says this home behind me is a very good example of exactly what can happen when kids play with fire. Reporter three devastating august fires could have been prevented according to fire commissioner daniel nigro
Loved public service. He loved helping people. Reporter martelas fianci shelby walked away with only cuts and bruises. The childhood sweethearts were set to be married in april. He was a very special person. Big smile and a big heart. At least three people remain hospitalized this evening, including a 3yearold girl. That stretch of the l. I. E. Its in manorville. There are steel plates there and some people are concerned that maybe the steel plates helped propel pinales car over the median. The state d. O. T. Says they are working with law enforcement. Were live in west hampton beach, im kristin thorne, channel 7 Eyewitness News. An xray technician now facing charges of sexually assaulting two women. It happened inside kings county hospital. The alleged assaults happened on 57yearold woman and 83yearold woman were in the hospital to receive xrays when they were assaulted. The technician, a 65yearold man named larry jones. He was arraigned yesterday. The hospital released a statement to
The synagogue Governor Cuomo was set to be married in april. The addisons were on a way to a weathering in new jersey. They were suppose today go with their friend bernie, shes distraught today. Isador and helen as supposed to come with us and at the late minute they changed and i ended upbringing a different couple with and we made it and they did not. We know that at least three other people are still recovering a 3year old girl. Investigators are trying to figt if the little girls uncle was speeding. Kristin thorn, Eyewitness News. Three major fire in new york half. Destroyed. 35 people injured and nearly 100 displaced. And all of the fires had one thing in common. They were started by children. With more on the warning from the fire commissioner, Eyewitness News reporter mallory hoff joins us from queens village. Mallory. Reporter joe, this is the site of what the nydy is calling fires. Continued work is going on this afternoon. This is the commissioner a parents to start a convers
Outside Boston Police headquarters, and Jackie Police say a man tried to elude them. Thats right. Police say Edwardo Rodriguez cut his gps tracking device off of his ankle after he allegedly led this woman several blocks down mass ave at knife point and then raped her. It only took them 16 hours to track him down thanks in part to the victims bravery. Welcome words from Boston Police. We want to announce an a tonight. Reporter Edwardo Rodriguez is once again behind bars despite cutting off his gps tracking device. Police say around 1 00 a. M. Monday he approached a woman on his bmx bike and led her at knife point about a about a quarter of a mile where he raped her. Police tonight crediting the victim for her strength. Having the courage to step forward and get this gentleman off the street. Court documents show this is not the first time rodriguez has been accused of rape. Documents show he attacked a girl walking home from high school, leading her into a stairwell on tremont street b
It is just a fishtail. She says it is. Did the Credit Card Company mace step in were getting to the bottom of it. I have a scary case of mistaken identity out of newark, new jersey. We know police have been at the boiling point and this even if it is an honst mistake didnt help things but now earlier this month, Newark Police chased a tenyearold, a tenyearold, africanamerican boy, around his neighborhood with their guns drawn. His basketball had rolled into the street and he went to get it. When looked up, he saw Police Officers were the guns drawn. He thought he may have been in trouble for playing in the street, so he did what most people do. He just ran away. They had guns pointing at me. He ran into the backyard them they chased me. Reporter now inality, police attempting to find and arrest an Armed Robbery suspect in the area, and they mistook the tenyearold for the suspect. It gave him the scare of his life. His mother posted a tearfilled video of the tenyearold on the day it hap