Thousands of police officers lined the streets outside St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ronkonkoma, Long Island, for the funeral of a highway patrolman.
Nassau County Police Officer Joseph Olivieri died last Thursday morning while responding to a multi-car crash on the Long Island Expressway.
He had gotten out of his patrol car at the crash scene when he was struck by a Cadillac Escalade SUV that also hit a Toyota that been involved in the earlier crash.
The driver of the Toyota, James Ryan, of Oakdale, was allegedly drunk when he crashed into one car, kept going, and then hit another car.
Ryan now faces vehicular manslaughter and other charges. He is free on bond.
The driver of the SUV that slammed into Olivieri was not charged. He told cops that he didn't see the disabled Toyota until seconds before the collision because it was perpendicular to the road and its lights were not visible.
Olivieri was a 13-year veteran of the Nassau Police Department.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:55 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:55:44 GMT
The unofficial start of summer is being met with not so perfect beach weather. Many beach communities had been hoping for good weather this weekend following the destruction and rebuilding due to superstorm Sandy.
The unofficial start of summer is being met with not so perfect beach weather. Many beach communities had been hoping for good weather this weekend following the destruction and rebuilding due to superstorm Sandy.
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The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison.
The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:00 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:00:29 GMT
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police.
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police. Andrea Rebello's family followed the pastor Wednesday as he led her white cloth-draped coffin to the altar at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra junior killed by a cop's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, questions remain about how police handled the situation.
As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra junior killed by a cop's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, questions remain about how police handled the situation.
