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Suspect Nabbed In Hit-Run That Killed Long Island Woman On Way To Exercise Class Suspect Nabbed In Hit-Run That Killed Long Island Woman On Way To Exercise Class
Suspect Nabbed In Hit-Run That Killed Long Island Woman On Way To Exercise Class Police have arrested a suspected hit-and-run driver accused of killing a 72-year-old woman on a busy Long Island roadway. Lydia Ciminelli, of Lake Ronkonkoma, died Monday, Aug. 7, after she was struck in Ronkonkoma while crossing Rosevale Avenue near Motor Parkway at around 9:30 a.m. Moments before the crash, Ciminelli had gotten off a bus and was walking to the Ronkonkoma Senior Center for an exercise class, according to a GoFundMe. Earlier Report: 'Forever Changed': Support Rising For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash On Busy Ronkonkoma Road She was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Struck, Killed By Car In Front Of Long Island Business Man Struck, Killed By Car In Front Of Long Island Business
Man Struck, Killed By Car In Front Of Long Island Business Police are investigating an early-morning car crash that left a pedestrian dead in front of a Long Island business. The incident happened just before 5 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, on Route 110 in North Amityville, according to Suffolk County Police. A 59-year-old man was crossing the roadway in front of the Amityville Laundromat when he was struck by a southbound Hyundai Santa Fe. The victim died at the scene. Police have not released his name or hometown. The driver, a 50-year-old Bay Shore resident, was not injured and remained at the scene. Detectives are asking anyone with information i…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
Support Rising After 'Beloved' Grandfather Killed While Crossing Busy Long Island Street Support Rising After 'Beloved' Grandfather Killed While Crossing Busy Long Island Street
Support Rising After 'Beloved' Grandfather Killed While Crossing Busy Long Island Street Donations are on the rise for the family of a 75-year-old man who died after being struck by a car on a busy Long Island intersection. José Cruz, age 75, of Brentwood, died Friday, Jan. 27 after being hit by an SUV while crossing a street in Brentwood, according to Suffolk County Police. Earlier Report: Man Struck, Killed By SUV At Busy Brentwood Intersection Investigators said a 32-year-old Franklin Square woman was heading northbound on Wicks Road when she struck Cruz in the roadway near Merrill Street at around 6:30 p.m. Cruz was taken by Brentwood Legion Ambulance to South Shore…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Being Struck By Two Cars On Busy Long Island Roadway Man Killed After Being Struck By Two Cars On Busy Long Island Roadway
Man Killed After Being Struck By Two Cars On Busy Long Island Roadway Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Two Cars On Busy Long Island Roadway A man was killed after being struck by two cars on a busy Long Island roadway overnight. The incident happened around 7:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6 in Port Jefferson Station. The man was attempting to cross Nesconset Highway when he was struck by a 2019 Honda driven by a 30-year-old Port Jefferson Station man, Suffolk County Police said. A 2013 Volkswagen driven by a 42-year-old Miller Place woman then struck the pedestrian, said police.  The man was pron…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Major Long Island Road Closed Due To Fatal Hit-Run Crash Major Long Island Road Closed Due To Fatal Hit-Run Crash
Major Long Island Road Closed Due To Fatal Hit-Run Crash A major Long Island roadway is closed due to a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian.  The crash took place around 6 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 4, in East Patchogue eastbound on the Sunrise Highway, said Suffolk County Police. According to police, an adult male was standing or walking on the entrance ramp to eastbound Sunrise Highway, east of Hospital Road when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.  The man was pronounced dead at the scene.  As of 12:15 p.m., the highway remains closed between Exits 53 and 54, between Route 112 and Hospital Road. Long delays …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a car on a busy Long Island roadway. The incident happened Friday, Jan. 15, at approximately 4:25 p.m. in East Patchogue. Zipporah Johnson,  age 28, of Patchogue, was driving a 2004 Nissan westbound on Montauk Highway, near Scherger Avenue, when her vehicle struck Arturo Peralta, age 77, of East Patchogue, who was walking with his bicycle, Suffolk County Police said. Peralta was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Johnson was not injured. The vehicle was i…

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by Joe Lombardi