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Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV
Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV A Long Island man has been seriously injured after being struck by an SUV, according to police. Detectives with the Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad say the driver of a 2012 Nissan Rogue was heading northbound on Coates Avenue when the vehicle struck a pedestrian in the road in front of 1135 Coates Avenue in Holbrook on Monday, Nov. 4 around 6:15 p.m. The pedestrian, identified as Joseph Zuniga, 31, of Oyster Bay, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital via Holbrook Ambulance for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police say. The driver, identified as Hally…
Woman Rescued After Fire Breaks Out When Car Crashes Into Shed In Nassau County Woman Rescued After Fire Breaks Out When Car Crashes Into Shed In Nassau County
Woman Rescued After Fire Breaks Out When Car Crashes Into Shed In Nassau County A driver who suffered from a medical condition before crashing into a shed on Long Island had to be rescued by first responders when a small fire started under the car, police said. A 2008 Honda Pilot being driven by a 29-year-old woman crashed into a shed on Nostrand Avenue in Uniondale at approximately 7:10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, Nassau County Police said. According to police, due to the collision, a small fire started underneath the vehicle after striking the shed. Officers were able to remove the woman from the Honda without further incident, and a volunteer fireman used a hose to put…
One Killed, Two Injured In Long Island Construction Crew Accident One Killed, Two Injured In Long Island Construction Crew Accident
One Killed, Two Injured In Long Island Construction Crew Accident One man was killed and two others injured in a construction crew accident on Long Island. It happened at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 in Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County Police said. Bryan Masem, 41, of the hamlet of Yaphank in Brookhaven, was driving his 2016 Chevy pickup truck southbound on Bicycle Path when he passed a construction crew that had a cable guide wire lying on the ground across the roadway near 617 North Bicycle Path, police said. The construction crew was preparing to hoist the wire into place above the roadway. As Masem’s vehicle passed over the wire, …