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Nassau County Police in Mourning After Officer Patricia Espinosa Is Killed in a Car Crash

Officer Patricia Espinosa was struck by a driver charged with driving while intoxicated after running a red light; she leaves behind a young daughter and a family in law enforcement.

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Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa was killed Saturday in a car crash on Long Island.

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Patricia Espinosa, an officer of the Nassau County Police Department (NY) native to Ecuador, died on Saturday when her vehicle was hit by a drunk driver, according to authorities. In a video published by the Nassau County Police Department in 2022 on diversity, Agent Espinosa explains her trajectory. “I arrived in this country at the age of 21 from Quito, Ecuador.” Once in the United States, she had a clear goal: “I want to be a policeman.” Afte…

NEW YORK — Nassau County ordered all flags to wave half-assed in honor of a Hispanic police officer who lost his life after being fatally run over by an alleged drunk driver on Saturday, according to the authorities. Officer Patricia Espinosa was off duty and on her way to work when her personal car was hit by another vehicle driven by Matthew Smith, who was in a state of intoxication, according to the accusation by the Suffolk County authoritie…

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Newsday broke the news in United States on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
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