Week in Review: Accident Injures Four, Beach Fees Upheld

In the latest of a string of accidents at the intersection of 25A and Miller Place Road, Police said four were sent to Tuesday night with minor injuries after a two-car collision.

At approximately 10 p.m. Tuesday a gray mini van heading eastbound on 25A t-boned a sedan making a left onto Miller Place Road from the westbound lane of 25A, according to Police.

The Town of Brookhaven on Tuesday upheld the beach and marina parking fees established about a month ago, despite an attempt by one town council member to comb through the town budget to find savings that would offset the cost of repealing the fee.

The Town Board voted 3-4 against rolling back the fee, with council members Jane Bonner, Tim Mazzei, and Dan Panico voting in the minority.

Two teenagers have been arrested by Clarksville, Tenn. police in connection with the Taylor Hotzoglou, according to a report in the The Leaf Chronicle.

Giovanni Johnson, 18, and a 17 year old male, were taken into custody by police, according to a news release from police spokesman Officer Jim Knoll.

Toxicology tests performed and analyzed by the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory for Thomas Smith, the Ridge man charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs after , have been announced by Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota.

Blood results of Smith, 20, showed evidence of the active ingredient of marijuana and levels of marijuana metabolite, which is consistent with recent use.