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‘Battling Day In, Day Out’: Support Swells After Crash Leaves Wainscott Father In Coma ‘Battling Day In, Day Out’: Support Swells After Crash Leaves Wainscott Father In Coma
‘Battling Day In, Day Out’: Support Swells After Crash Leaves Wainscott Father In Coma Jeffrey Yusko is in the fight of his life. The Long Island husband and father was left in a coma after being struck by a van while bicycling near his Wainscott home in May 2023. “We received a knock on our front door from the police that turned our lives upside down,” his son Tyler said on a GoFundMe to help the family with medical expenses. Yusko, a “top salesman” at P.C. Richard & Son appliance store in Southampton, suffered devastating injuries in the crash, including swelling and bleeding in his brain, leaving him unconscious. Earlier Report: 'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Wai…
14-Year-Old Hit, Killed While Crossing Busy Setauket Roadway 14-Year-Old Hit, Killed While Crossing Busy Setauket Roadway
14-Year-Old Hit, Killed While Crossing Busy Setauket Roadway A 14-year-old Long Island boy was hit and killed while crossing a busy roadway. The crash took place in Suffolk County around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 2 on Route 347 at Wireless Road in Setauket. Suffolk County Police detectives said David Zerella, age 36, of Port Jefferson, was driving a 2015 Dodge Charger westbound on Route 347 at Wireless Road when his car struck a bicyclist who was crossing Route 347 against the light. The bicyclist, Qamat Shah of Setauket, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.  Zerella and …
33-Year-Old Accused Of Leaving Scene After Striking Man With Car In East Islip 33-Year-Old Accused Of Leaving Scene After Striking Man With Car In East Islip
33-Year-Old Accused Of Leaving Scene After Striking Man With Car In East Islip A 33-year-old man was charged after police said he left the scene of a crash that seriously injured a bicyclist on Long Island. A 30-year-old Islip man was struck by a car in East Islip at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, the Suffolk County Police Department said. He was traveling east on Union Boulevard near the intersection of Carleton Avenue when an eastbound Chrysler Concorde struck him, SCPD said. Police said the Chrysler left the scene, and the bicyclist was hospitalized for treatment of serious injuries. The driver of the Chrysler, identified as Scott Parker, of Ridge…