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Fatal Crash: 36-Year-Old Long Island Man ID'd As Victim After Being Struck By Pickup Truck Fatal Crash: 36-Year-Old Long Island Man ID'd As Victim After Being Struck By Pickup Truck
Fatal Crash: 36-Year-Old Long Island Man ID'd As Victim After Being Struck By Pickup Truck A man crossing a busy Long Island roadway was killed after being struck by a pickup truck. It happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 in Bellport. The victim was crossing Montauk Highway on foot from north to south, between Doane Avenue and Michigan Avenue, when he was struck by an eastbound 2013 Ford F-150 Raptor, Suffolk County Police said. The man, identified as Elmer Mendoza, age 36, of Medford, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the F-150, a 59-year-old Brookhaven man, was not injured. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the cr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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IDs Released For Two Found Dead In Long Island Home After Man Fleeing Police Takes Own Life IDs Released For Two Found Dead In Long Island Home After Man Fleeing Police Takes Own Life
IDs Released For Two Found Dead In Long Island Home After Man Fleeing Police Takes Own Life The identities have been released of two people found dead inside a Long Island home after police went to inform next of kin of the death of a man who committed suicide moments before after fleeing from officers, police said.The incident happened Tuesday morning, Oct. 6 in Suffolk County. An officer initiated a traffic stop of a 2003 Honda Civic at the intersection of Route 112 and Montauk Highway in East Patchogue at approximately 10 a.m. The driver pulled over and a passenger exited the vehicle before the driver left the scene, Suffolk County Police said. A short time later the vehi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Man Who Killed Himself Before Discovery Of Two Bodies At Long Island Home ID Released For Man Who Killed Himself Before Discovery Of Two Bodies At Long Island Home
ID Released For Man Who Killed Himself Before Discovery Of Two Bodies At Long Island Home The identity has been released of the man fleeing from officers who committed suicide moments before police who went to a nearby Long Island home to inform next of kin of the death discovered two bodies inside. The incident happened Tuesday morning, Oct. 6 in Suffolk County. An officer initiated a traffic stop of a 2003 Honda Civic at the intersection of Route 112 and Montauk Highway in East Patchogue at approximately 10 a.m. The driver pulled over and a passenger exited the vehicle before the driver left the scene, Suffolk County Police said. A short time later the vehicle crashed into a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Bodies Found In Long Island Home After Person Fleeing Police Commits Suicide, Police Say Two Bodies Found In Long Island Home After Person Fleeing Police Commits Suicide, Police Say
Two Bodies Found In Long Island Home After Person Fleeing Police Commits Suicide, Police Say Click here for an updated story - ID Released For Man Who Killed Himself Before Discovery Of Two Bodies At Long Island Home A person fleeing from officers committed suicide moments before police who went to a nearby Long Island home to inform next of kin of the death discovered two bodies inside. The incident happened Tuesday morning, Oct. 6 in Suffolk County. An officer initiated a traffic stop of a 2003 Honda Civic at the intersection of Route 112 and Montauk Highway in East Patchogue at approximately 10 a.m. The driver pulled over and a passenger exited the vehicle before the …

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by Joe Lombardi