Anastasi Tsakos Wiki
Anastasi Tsakos Biography
Anastasi Tsakos died after being hit by a vehicle she passed while investigating an accident in Queens, and one person is in police custody. Officer Tsakos was struck in the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway near Francis Lewis Boulevard just before 2 a.m. from this morning.
How old is Anastasi Tsakos ?
Anastasios Tsakos was 43 years age.
Family
He was a 14-year veteran of the NYPD, the father of two children, a 6-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son.
Cause of death
Officer Tsakos was struck in the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway near Francis Lewis Boulevard just before 2 a.m. from this morning. He was directing traffic after a previous accident that occurred on the Eastbound Long Island Expressway ramp to Clearview Expressway shortly after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Three people were injured in that accident, one seriously. When Tsakos was directing traffic near the scene, he was hit by a passing vehicle.
The officer was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries.
Police began a search for the driver, then detained a woman nearby, along the Horace Harding Expressway. She identifies as a 32-year-old woman from Hempstead, Nassau County.
She faces charges that include vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. The Eastbound Long Island Expressway closed at Exit 26 - Francis Lewis Boulevard. The Horace Harding Expressway, which serves as the LIE service road, was also closed.
Tsakos was directing traffic after a previous accident that occurred on the Eastbound Long Island Expressway ramp to Clearview Expressway, Shea said.
Three people were injured in that accident, one seriously. While Tsakos was directing traffic, he was hit by the passing Volkswagen.
