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Suffolk County Police today arrested a woman for allegedly driving while intoxicated with her 12-year-old child in the vehicle following a motor vehicle crash in Smithtown on March 25.

Kristen Vassallo was driving a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas southbound on New York Avenue, when the Volkswagen struck a vehicle parked in front of 67 New York Ave. at 8:23 p.m. The force of the impact
pushed the parked vehicle into another parked vehicle, causing damage.

Fourth Precinct officers arrived at the scene and determined Vassallo exhibited signs of intoxication.
Vassallo, 48, of Smithtown, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. There were no injuries, and the child was released to a guardian.

Vassallo will be held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on March 26. The Volkswagen was impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a man on Feb. 15 for allegedly driving while intoxicated with his 5-month-old son in the vehicle following a motor vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Melville.

Angel Abadcando was driving a 2009 Honda Civic sedan eastbound on the Long Island Expressway east of exit 49 when he stopped abruptly and was rear ended by another vehicle at approximately 2:15 a.m. Police officers at the scene determined Abadcando exhibited signs of intoxication and was placed into custody. There were no injuries reported.

Abadcando, 44, of 364 South Ocean Avenue, Patchogue, was charged with two counts of Driving While Intoxicated, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years or Younger (Leandra’s Law) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Abadcando is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on February 16. The Honda was impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.

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Suffolk County Police last night arrested a man for Leandra’s Law for allegedly driving while intoxicated in Rocky Point after he crashed a vehicle with a child passenger inside.

Edward Milano was driving a 2017 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Lower Rocky Point Road, when the vehicle veered left at the intersection of Hagerman Landing Road, left the roadway, and crashed, at 9:18 p.m.

When police arrived, Milano displayed signs of impairment and was placed under arrest. His 6-year-old daughter, who was the only passenger in the vehicle, was transported to St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson for treatment of minor injuries and released to the custody of a family member.

Milano, 36, of Rocky Point, was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law), Operating a Motor Vehicle Impaired by Drugs, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

He will be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on October 5.

The Jeep was impounded. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.

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Suffolk County Police last night arrested a man for Leandra’s Law for allegedly driving while intoxicated in
Mastic with his two daughters in the vehicle.

Seventh Precinct Patrol officers responded to 50 Mastic Blvd. W. after a report of an unknown vehicle
crashing into two parked cars at approximately 8:25 p.m. As the officers investigated the circumstances
of the crash, Gerardo Gonzalez Ramos returned to the scene in a 2017 Honda with his daughters, ages 4
and 6, in the vehicle.

While talking to the officers, Gonzalez Ramos displayed signs of intoxication and was placed under
arrest. The children were released to the custody of their mother.

Gonzalez Ramos, 47, of Shirley, was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law), and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a man on Sept. 1 under Leandra’s Law for allegedly driving while intoxicated in Smithtown with an 11-year-old child in the vehicle.

Terrance Brown was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway with his girlfriend and her 11-year-old son in the vehicle when he went through a red light at the intersection of Old Willets Path and nearly crashed into a marked Suffolk County Police Third Precinct Patrol vehicle traveling southbound at approximately 9:15 p.m.

The officers in the police vehicle pulled the Nissan over and determined Brown was intoxicated. It was also determined that the license plates on the Nissan had previously been reported stolen.

Brown, 45, of Jamaica, Queens was charged with alleged Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law), Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 5th Degree.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a Coram woman on April 2 for allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs following a motor vehicle crash with her nephew and niece in the vehicle.

Leigh Dellolio was driving a 2006 Nissan eastbound on Pine Road, near Corpine Lane, when the vehicle struck a fire hydrant at 10:56 a.m. Police determined Dellolio was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash. No one was injured, and the children, a 6-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl, were released to a family member.

Dellolio, 47, was charged with alleged Aggravated Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law), and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

The Nissan was impounded. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a man on Dec. 25 for Leandra’s Law for allegedly driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle crash in Yaphank with a 5-year-old child in the vehicle.

Highway Patrol officers responded to a motor vehicle crash during which a 2019 Toyota Sienna crashed into the center median on the eastbound Long Island Expressway, east of Exit 66, at approximately 8 p.m.

It was determined that the driver of the Toyota, Daniel Kissoon, was allegedly intoxicated. Kissoon’s 5-year-old son was a passenger in the vehicle. The child was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for evaluation. Kissoon was not injured.

Kissoon, 34, of Mastic Beach, was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

The Toyota was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a woman on Aug. 23 for Leandra’s Law for allegedly driving while intoxicated in Shirley with four children who were ages 13 to less than one year old in the vehicle.

Martha Acostamaldonado was driving a 2013 Honda Pilot on William Floyd Parkway, when she was pulled over for a traffic violation near Roeneck Court, at 8:36 p.m. Following a sobriety test, The Safe-T Team determined that the driver was allegedly intoxicated and arrested her. Acostamaldonado, 36, of Center Moriches, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law), and four counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

The children were released to the custody of a family member and the vehicle was impounded.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a man for Leandra’s Law on Aug. 18 for allegedly driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle crash in Hauppauge with his four-year-old and six-year-old sons in the vehicle.

Peters Aiyeybomwan was driving a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder on Express Drive North, when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed it into the left guardrail, overturning the Pathfinder, at approximately 9 p.m. The Safe-T Team responded and arrested the driver.

Aiyeybomwan, 43, of Bay Shore, was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law), two counts of Driving While Intoxicated, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

The two children were transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of minor injuries and released to a family member.

 

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Suffolk County Police arrested a Holbrook woman on Feb. 1 for Leandra’s Law for allegedly driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle crash with her 10-year-old son in the vehicle.

Veliza Lugo was driving a 2022 Chevrolet SUV southbound on Hawkins Avenue, just north of Smith Street, in Lake Ronkonkoma when she struck two other vehicles at 5:46 p.m. It was determined Lugo was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the crash. There were no injuries reported in the crash and the child was released into the custody of family.

Lugo, 42, was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law), Driving While Intoxicated, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The Chevrolet was impounded. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.

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