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18-Year-Old Speeding, On Phone Moments Before Crash Killing Long Island Man, DA Says
An 18-year-old has been charged in connection with an alleged distracted driving crash that killed a Long Island man.
Nicolas Apostolides, of West Babylon, was arraigned on manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Dec. 1, in the death of David Martinez.
According to prosecutors, Apostolides was speeding and using his phone when he ran a red light and crashed into another car on Straight Path in West Babylon at around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 16.
Martinez, age 63, of West Babylon, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where he died from …
Double-Fatal House Fire: Brothers ID'd As Victims On Long Island
Two brothers were killed and their parents injured in an early morning house fire on Long Island.
The blaze broke out just before 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 in West Islip.
Emergency responders rushed to the scene after a 911 caller reported a fire at the residence on the 100 block of Udall Road.
Two brothers who lived at the residence, Matthew Kreamer, age 24, and Kyle Dilegame, age 16, were located dead inside the home, Suffolk County Police said.
Joseph Dilegame, age 54, and Toni Kreamer, age 53, who also lived at the residence, were transported by the West Is…
Syosset, Lindenhurst Residents Killed In Separate Long Island Crashes
Two people were killed in separate Long Island crashes on Saturday, Aug. 5.
The first happened at around 2:45 p.m. in North Lindenhurst.
A 56-year-old West Babylon man was driving a 2008 Ford E250 van northbound on Straight Path, at the intersection of Wellwood Avenue, when his vehicle struck an electric scooter, Suffolk County Police said.
Shawn Gavigan, age 67, of Lindenhurst, who was riding the scooter, crossing Wellwood Avenue eastbound from Heathcote Road, police said.
Gavigan was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where he w…
40-Year-Old Long Island Man Seriously Injured Crash
A bicyclist was seriously injured during a crash with a car on Long Island.
The crash took place in Copiague around 6:20 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30 at the intersection of Dixon Avenue with Volta Street.
According to Suffolk County Police, Isaac Flores, age 29, of Long Island City, was driving a 2015 Hyundai Sonata westbound on Dixon Avenue when the vehicle struck a man on a bicycle who rode across his lane of traffic at the intersection of Volta Street.
The bicyclist, Alexis Espinal-Cepeda, age 40, of Copiague, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip f…
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car While Walking Across Long Island Roadway
A woman was killed after being struck by a car while walking across a Long Island roadway overnight.
The incident happened Saturday, Jan. 21 at about 6:30 p.m. in West Babylon.
The woman was walking across Great East Neck Road, near Evergreen Street, when she was hit by a northbound 2016 Toyota Corolla, Suffolk County Police said.
The woman, identified as Eileen O’Hara, age 78, of West Babylon, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where she was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Toyota, a 27-year-old West Babylon woman, was not injured. …
