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'Kindest Soul' ID'd As Victim In Fatal South Farmingdale Crash 'Kindest Soul' ID'd As Victim In Fatal South Farmingdale Crash
'Kindest Soul' ID'd As Victim In Fatal South Farmingdale Crash The 44-year-old Long Island man, who was struck by a car while riding a bike, is being remembered as someone who “brought light to the darkest days.” It happened on Friday, Oct. 13 in South Farmingdale. Adam Markevitch, age 44, of North Massapequa, was traveling east on Reese Place on an electric bike. Earlier Report: Man, 44, Dies In South Farmingdale Collision At approximately 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of Merritts Road, he was struck by a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Markevitch suffered severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene. Friends and family have taken to social …

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by Sophie Grieser
News
2 Hit-Run Drivers Leave Bicyclist For Dead On Long Island Roadway 2 Hit-Run Drivers Leave Bicyclist For Dead On Long Island Roadway
2 Hit-Run Drivers Leave Bicyclist For Dead On Long Island Roadway Police are investigating a hit-run crash involving two different cars that left a bicyclist dead on a busy Long Island roadway. The incident happened at around 6:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25 in Central Islip, near East Suffolk and Lowell avenues, just steps from the Central Islip Long Island Rail Road station. Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz, age 65, of Bay Shore, was riding a bicycle northbound across East Suffolk Avenue when he was struck by two eastbound vehicles, according to Suffolk County Police. He was taken by ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced de…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Long Island Father Left In Coma After Being Struck By Van 'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Long Island Father Left In Coma After Being Struck By Van
'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Long Island Father Left In Coma After Being Struck By Van Support is swelling for the family of a Long Island husband and father of four who was left in a coma after being hit by a car on his daily bicycle ride. Jeffrey Yusko, of the hamlet of Wainscott, was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital on Friday, May 5, after being struck by a van not far from his home, his son Tyler Yusko wrote on a GoFundMe campaign. “We received a knock on our front door from the police that turned our lives upside down,” Yusko said. His father, a “top salesman” at P.C. Richard & Son appliance store in Southampton, suffered devastating injuries in the cr…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Girl Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Pickup Truck On Bayville Road Girl Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Pickup Truck On Bayville Road
Girl Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Pickup Truck On Bayville Road A Long Island teenager was hospitalized after being struck by a pickup truck. The 15-year-old girl was riding her bicycle on Bayville Avenue in Bayville at approximately 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, when she was struck by a 2020 Dodge Ram head-on before the driver turned left onto Dickerson Avenue, police said. The teenager suffered head trauma and was airlifted by a Nassau County Police helicopter to a local hospital, where she is currently listed in stable condition. Police said that the driver, a 22-year-old man, stayed at the scene and his truck passed brake and safety checks. The in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV On Busy Long Island Roadway Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV On Busy Long Island Roadway
Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV On Busy Long Island Roadway A 52-year-old man was seriously injured after being hit by an SUV on a busy Long Island roadway while he was riding a bicycle. It happened just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 in Medford. Ana Gonzalez, 34, of Ronkonkoma, was driving a 2016 Honda CRV westbound on Horseblock Road when it collided with the bicyclist approximately 545 feet west of Route 112 at approximately 12:55 p.m. The bicyclist, Michael Mandel, 52, of Medford, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition.  Gonzalez and her two children suffered minor injuries and were transported to Lo…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV At Busy Nassau County Intersection Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV At Busy Nassau County Intersection
Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV At Busy Nassau County Intersection Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Long Island Boy Struck, Killed By SUV A teenage boy was killed after being struck by an SUV at a busy Long Island intersection. The crash happened Sunday, Jan. 12 at 5:08 p.m. in Oceanside. According to Nassau| County Police detectives, while attempting to cross Daly Boulevard on a bicycle, from the south side to the north side, the 14-year-old boy was struck by a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox traveling westbound on Daly Blvd. in the vicinity of Long Beach Road.  The boy suffered multiple injuries and was transported by Oceansid…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV In Nassau County Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV In Nassau County
Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV In Nassau County A teenage boy who was struck by an SUV on Long Island has died after being hospitalized with serious injuries. The crash happened Friday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. in Massapequa Park, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the 15-year-old was traveling on his bicycle southbound on Park Boulevard at the intersection of Sunrise Highway when he was struck by a 2013 Dodge SUV that was traveling eastbound.  The boy was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.  At about 10:30 p.m. Friday, the boy was pronounced dead by a hospital physician, Nassau County Police…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Long Island Girl Seriously Injured In Crash 13-Year-Old Long Island Girl Seriously Injured In Crash
13-Year-Old Long Island Girl Seriously Injured In Crash A 13-year-old was seriously injured after she was hit by a motor vehicle while riding her bicycle on Long Island. The crash occurred just after 6:35 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19 in Mastic. The girl, Paiton Muens, of Mastic, was struck by a 2016 Toyota RAV4, being operated by Hugo Sinay-Boch, 30, while riding her bicycle northbound on Mastic Road, between Hampton Avenue and Main Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. Muens was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Sinay-Boch, also of Mastic, was not injured. The vehicle was impounded fo…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Island Park Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Island Park
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Island Park A 65-year-old man riding a bicycle was killed after being struck by an SUV on Long Island. The incident occurred just before 10 p.m. Monday, July 8 in Island Park, Nassau County Police said. The man was riding his bicycle westbound on Emerson Place when he was struck by a 2015 Ford Explorer, which was traveling southbound on Austin Blvd, according to detectives.  The man suffered multiple trauma injuries and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead by a staff physician, police said. The driver of the vehicle, a 59-year-old man, remained at the scene and …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police Release Video Of Hit-Run Driver Striking Teen Girl On Long Island Police Release Video Of Hit-Run Driver Striking Teen Girl On Long Island
Police Release Video Of Hit-Run Driver Striking Teen Girl On Long Island Police have released a photo and video of the sedan that struck a teen on a bicycle and drove away in Copiague. The incident took place around 7:40 p.m., Tuesday, June 11 on Louis Street in Copiague, when the 15-year-old girl was hit, said the Suffolk County Police. A neighbor’s door security camera reportedly captured the incident. The girl was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with non-life-threatening injuries. You can watch a video of the incident in the second image above or by clicking here. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Bicyclist In Copiague Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Bicyclist In Copiague
Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Bicyclist In Copiague Police are searching for the driver of a sedan who struck a teen on a bicycle and drove away in Copiague. The incident took place around 7:40 p.m., Tuesday, June 11 on Louis Street in Copiague, when a teen girl was hit, said the Suffolk County Police. A neighbor’s door security camera reportedly captured the incident. The girl was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.  Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes