Crime & Safety
Driver in Rollover Crash Had Cocaine, Billy Club: Police
BREAKING: A 30-year-old man was arrested after the crash on the Sagtikos Parkway Friday night, police say.
COMMACK, NY – A 30-year-old man was arrested on drug and weapon charges following a two-car rollover crash on the Sagtikos Parkway Friday night, State Police said.
The crash occurred at about 11:53 p.m. in southbound lanes of the parkway, north of the Long Island Expressway in Commack.
The driver of a 2015 Honda, Manuel D. Baez, of Brentwood, was taken to Southside Hospital with unspecified injuries. Police did not identify the other driver.
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A subsequent investigation revealed Baez was in possession of cocaine, marijuana and a billy club, police said. He is charged with third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and misdemeanor charges of fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon and fifth degree criminal possession of marijuana.
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