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Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Long Island Teacher Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Long Island Teacher
Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Long Island Teacher More than two years after a high school teacher was killed in a drunken, wrong-way crash on a Long Island parkway, the man responsible for the wreck has pleaded guilty. Joseph Norris, age 40, of Babylon, copped to multiple charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, May 23, in the death of Anthony Mariano in November 2020. According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, Norris, an off-duty New York City firefighter, had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit when he got behind the wheel of his Chevrolet pickup truck on the evening o…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Worker Injured After Being Trapped Between Two Industrial Lifts On Long Island Worker Injured After Being Trapped Between Two Industrial Lifts On Long Island
Worker Injured After Being Trapped Between Two Industrial Lifts On Long Island An industrial worker suffered serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries after becoming trapped between two lifts on Long Island. The incident took place around 11:15 a.m., Monday, Dec. 14, when a 55-year-old man was loading industrial lifts on to a flatbed truck in the parking lot of Sunbelt Rentals, located at 150 Nassau Ave., Islip when he became trapped between two lifts, said the Suffolk County Police. He was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Officer Shoots At Charging Dog, Injuring Man At Long Island Residence, Police Say Officer Shoots At Charging Dog, Injuring Man At Long Island Residence, Police Say
Officer Shoots At Charging Dog, Injuring Man At Long Island Residence, Police Say A man arrested during a domestic dispute was injured in police-involved shooting at a Long Island residence after a dog charged at officers, according to authorities. It happened Friday afternoon, Aug.14, in Brentwood. Suffolk County Police Third Precinct patrol officers responded to the incident at the residence on Claywood Drive at approximately 4:40 p.m. on August 14. When a man involved in the dispute was being placed under arrest at approximately 5:30 p.m. Friday, his dog charged at the arresting officer.  The officer fired his gun at the dog and inadvertently shot the dog’s…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Rescued From Collapsed Cesspool On Long Island Man Rescued From Collapsed Cesspool On Long Island
Man Rescued From Collapsed Cesspool On Long Island Police officers came to the rescue of a man who fell into a collapsed cesspool while doing yard work on Long Island. Ralph Santos, 88, was weed whacking at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3 in his backyard on Bancroft Road in North Bay Shore when a cesspool collapsed in the yard, creating a sinkhole, Suffolk County Police said. According to police, Santos fell into the hole, and was forced to use the electrical cord from the weed whacker to keep his head above the contents of the cesspool.  He was located a short time later by his wife, who made an emergency call to the Suffol…

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by Zak Failla