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A pedestrian was hospitalized last night after being struck by an eastbound train just west of the Riverhead station, according to an MTA spokesperson.

Police charged George Hackett, 52, of Wading River with Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance following an early morning crash that claimed the life of an 81-year-old Queens man.

A Flanders man is facing an aggravated DWI charge under Leandra’s Law after a crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic on Hubbard Avenue last night and forcing a State Trooper vehicle off the road, according to a State Police press release.

A Riverhead police officer working at the scene of a motor vehicle accident in Wading River late last night was injured when a vehicle operated by an impaired driver crashed into his police vehicle, police said in a press release early this morning.

A man sustained fatal injuries when he fell out of a limousine traveling on Sound Avenue near Warner Drive in Baiting Hollow this afternoon, Riverhead Town Police said.

Riverhead High School principal Charles Regan is being accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old female student and "grooming" her over a period of months, according to the student's attorney.

Police are seeking information about an early morning vehicle fire in the woods near Exit 73 of the L.I. Expressway early this morning.

According to the Riverhead Police Department, Hy Ting has become a focal point for police attention since September 2017, for numerous disturbances at the premises.

Video and photos: A roaring fire destroyed an oceanfront co-op apartment building in Westhampton Beach this afternoon. Riverhead, multiple area fire departments called in.

A preliminary investigation determined the fire to be accidental, police said. Mother and son displaced by the fire relocated with assistance of Red Cross.