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Week in Review: Driver Jailed for Crash That Killed Infant

A look back at this week's top headlines on Commack Patch.

Driver Gets Up to 12 Years For 7-Eleven Crash that Killed Infant Daughter
A Westbury man who drunkenly drove his car off Motor Parkway into the side of a 7-Eleven in July 2012, killing his 10-month-old daughter, will serve up to 12 years in prison. 

Jose Escobar, 30, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child under Leandra's Law, aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless driving and other crimes on July 19, 2012.


Cuomo Signs Fire Sprinkler Act in Honor of Commack Native

A Commack native killed in an off-campus housing fire near Marist College will forever be remembered in a new state law aimed as helping others avoid the same fate. 

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Kerry Rose Sprinkler Notification Act on Thursday, creating a new law that requires public and private colleges in New York to provide students with written information on fire safety and sprinkler systems in college-owned or operated housing.  

Commack Reality TV Star Makes Tour Stop Back Home

Residents who visited Costco in Holbrook got a welcomed surprise: a visit from Commack native Adam Gertler, a finalist on season four of “The Next Food Network Star.”

Gertler, set up camp at the Costco for four days last week as part of his nationwide tour to promote his new line of sausages “Gertler’s Wurst.”

Truck Inspection Site Nearly Complete
A truck inspection site on Crooked Hill Road, across from the Kohl’s shopping center, is almost complete in Commack.

Workers began to clear the land for construction in May, and now the site is nearly ready for use. Pavement is now in place and a fence, which blocks off the site from a farm stand and Crooked Hill Road is now up.

Search Continues For Missing Dad
he Mayer family and friends are continuing their search for the beloved husband and father who has been missing for more than a month.

Missing signs are posted and flyers are put on cars every week at the Deer Park train station, where Robert Mayer's car, a red 2004 Pontiac, was found June 14, the day he went missing.

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