Tow Truck Driver Critically Injured In DWI Crash: Week In Review

LONG ISLAND, NY — Here are some of the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered for the week of July 5-9.

Drunken Driver Arrested After Serious LIE Crash: Police

A tow truck driver is in critical condition. Police say the driver of a Mercedes was drunk when he struck the tow truck.

NY Disaster Emergency Declared On Gun Violence: 'Enough Carnage'

"Illegal immigration is not killing Americans. Illegal guns are killing Americans," Gov. Andrew Cuomo says, unveiling plan to stem the tide.

High School Principal Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit

A former teacher has filed a civil rights lawsuit against a high school principal.

Protesters Hold 'Vigil' At Long Island High School For Killed Geese

A group called Long Island Orchestrating for Nature organized the protest, after what they say was a "massacre" of Canada geese families.

Olympian, Originally From Long Island, Has 'Shot At Winning Medal'

Andrew Capobianco, 21, has kept strong ties to Long Island with family and friends since leaving when he was 13. He's planning to visit later this summer, but now as an Olympian... and possibly as a medalist.

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• Drunk Driver Hit Police Car At Full Speed: PD
• 4 Hospitalized In Huntington Collision
• New In-Home Vaccination Program Offered In NY's Coronavirus Fight
• Adult Volleyball League Is Resuming In Long Beach
• Jones Beach Concert To Mark 20 Years Since 9/11
• Woman Needs Kidney Transplant, Thanks Community: 'I Am Humbled'
• Fuel Tanker Overturns On Nassau Expressway
• Body Found In Great South Bay Near Site Of BWI Boat Crash
• Irving's Pastrami Shop To Open In Farmingdale As Family Affair
• Construction Begins On $32.3M Affordable Housing Development
• Oceanside Nurse 'Couldn't Say No' To Joining Ticker Tape Parade