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IDs Released Of 4 Killed In Wrong-Way I-95 Crash That Injured 2 Long Island Residents IDs Released Of 4 Killed In Wrong-Way I-95 Crash That Injured 2 Long Island Residents
IDs Released Of 4 Killed In Wrong-Way I-95 Crash That Injured 2 Long Island Residents The identities have been released of two men and two women all in their 20s who were killed in a horrific wrong-way crash on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut. It happened at around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 in New Haven County on the southbound side when a Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes in West Haven, Connecticut State Police said.  The pickup truck then crashed into a Nissan Altima while in the left lane.  Following impact, the Silverado entered the center lane and collided with a southbound Nissan Sentra.&…

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by Joe Lombardi
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IDs Now Released For Both Men Killed In Wrong-Way Long Island Crash IDs Now Released For Both Men Killed In Wrong-Way Long Island Crash
IDs Now Released For Both Men Killed In Wrong-Way Long Island Crash The identities have now been released for both men killed in a wrong-way crash on Long Island. Emergency crews were called at around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, with reports of a two-car crash in West Babylon, on Route 109 near Platt Avenue, according to Suffolk County Police. A preliminary investigation found that 63-year-old Frank Motta, of Babylon, was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of Route 109 when he struck an oncoming BMW head-on. He was pronounced dead at the scene.   A 79-year-old passenger in the BMW, identified as Fernando Goncalves, of West Babylon, w…

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by Michael Mashburn
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IDs Released For SUV Driver Killed, Man Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way Long Island Crash IDs Released For SUV Driver Killed, Man Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way Long Island Crash
IDs Released For SUV Driver Killed, Man Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way Long Island Crash The identities have been released of a man killed and another seriously injured in a wrong-way crash that happened on the Sunken Meadow State Parkway. A pickup truck was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes when it struck a 2007 Mazda CX7 SUV traveling northbound in the northbound lanes at about 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 in Smithtown, north of Exit SM3, state police said. The driver of the SUV, now identified as Anthony Mariano, age 44, of Kings Park, died at the scene, according to state police. The driver of the 2008 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, identified as 38-year-ol…

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by Joe Lombardi
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SUV Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Sunken Meadow State Parkway SUV Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Sunken Meadow State Parkway
SUV Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Sunken Meadow State Parkway Click here for an updated story - IDs Released For SUV Driver Killed, Man Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way Long Island Crash One person was killed in a wrong-way crash that happened overnight on the Sunken Meadow State Parkway. A pickup truck was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes when it struck an SUV traveling northbound in the northbound lanes at about 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 in Smithtown, north of Exit SM3, state police said. The driver of the SUV died at the scene and the driver of the pickup truck was transported to Southside Hospital with serious injuries. The i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Man Killed In Wrong-Way Wantagh Parkway Crash ID Released For Man Killed In Wrong-Way Wantagh Parkway Crash
ID Released For Man Killed In Wrong-Way Wantagh Parkway Crash The identity has been released of a person killed in a wrong-way crash on Long Island as well as for a man who was hospitalized. The crash happened on the Wantagh State Parkway just south of the Southern State Parkway in Wantagh at around 5:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug.13. Alexander Simek, 73, of Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, was driving a 2019 Chevrolet northbound in the southbound lanes when he struck a 2014 Honda, state police said. The Honda was driven by Jay Lasker, 54, of North Bellmore, according to police.  Simek succumbed to his injuries at the scene, said police.  …

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by Joe Lombardi
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One Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Wantagh Parkway One Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Wantagh Parkway
One Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Wantagh Parkway Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed In Wrong-Way Wantagh Parkway Crash One person was killed in a wrong-way crash on the Wantagh State Parkway. It happened around 5:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug.13 south of the junction to the Southern State Parkway in Hempstead, according to state police. That's when a vehicle traveling northbound in the southbound lane struck another vehicle head-on, police said.  One person succumbed to injuries at the scene and the other was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, said police. The ca…

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by Joe Lombardi