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'Beacon Of Light': EMT ID'd As Victim In Deadly 2-Vehicle Crash In Bay Shore 'Beacon Of Light': EMT ID'd As Victim In Deadly 2-Vehicle Crash In Bay Shore
EMT Bryant Ortiz ID'd As Victim In Fatal Bay Shore Crash First responders and local leaders are pouring out condolences for a beloved EMT who was killed in a late-night car crash on Long Island. The wreck happened at around 12:15 a.m. Monday, April 15, in Bay Shore near the intersection of 5th Avenue and Spur Drive North. Suffolk County Police said a 32-year-old Bay Shore man was driving a Volkswagen sedan northbound on 5th Avenue when he tried making a left turn onto Spur Drive North. He was then struck on the rear passenger side by a southbound Suzuki motorcycle. Earlier Report: Person Killed In 2-Vehicle Bay Shore Crash The motorcycl…
LIE Special Delivery: Officers Help Woman Give Birth On Shoulder Of Roadway In Brentwood LIE Special Delivery: Officers Help Woman Give Birth On Shoulder Of Roadway In Brentwood
LIE Special Delivery: Officers Help Woman Give Birth On Shoulder Of Roadway In Brentwood Police officers and paramedics helped a woman make a very special delivery on the shoulder of the Long Island Expressway. Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol officers, along with an SCPD Fifth Precinct officer, responded to a 911 call reporting a woman in labor in a vehicle on the right shoulder of the westbound LIE, near Exit 53 in Brentwood, just after 2 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. When they arrived, Amy Steinberg, age 36, of Woodbury, was in labor in the backseat of her vehicle. Her husband Ian was with her.  Sergeant Justin Carey, officers Kenneth Bunger, Matthew Siesto, and…
Support Rising After 'Beloved' Grandfather Killed While Crossing Brentwood Street Support Rising After 'Beloved' Grandfather Killed While Crossing Brentwood Street
Support Rising After 'Beloved' Grandfather Killed While Crossing Brentwood 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…
Man Struck, Killed By SUV At Busy Brentwood Intersection Man Struck, Killed By SUV At Busy Brentwood Intersection
Man Struck, Killed By SUV At Busy Brentwood Intersection Police are investigating an overnight crash at a Long Island intersection that left a man dead. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 in Brentwood. A 32-year-old Franklin Square woman was driving a 2021 Acura RDX northbound on Wicks Road, when the vehicle struck a pedestrian in the roadway at the intersection of Merrill Street, Suffolk County Police said. The pedestrian, Jose Cruz, age 75, of Brentwood, was transported by Brentwood Legion Ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead.  The driver of the SUV, which w…
Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV Near Bay Shore Intersection Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV Near Bay Shore Intersection
Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV Near Bay Shore Intersection A man has died after suffering serious injuries when he was struck by an SUV near a Long Island intersection. The incident happened just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 in Bay Shore. Mario Rojas, an 83-year-old Bay Shore resident, was walking eastbound across Fifth Avenue, approximately 50 feet north of Dalton Road, when he was hit by a northbound 2011 Mercedes-Benz ML350, Suffolk County Police said. He was transported via Brentwood Legion Ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for the treatment of serious injuries.  Late Thursday morning, Jan. 12, po…
Man Seriously Injured After Being Struck By SUV Near Bay Shore Intersection Man Seriously Injured After Being Struck By SUV Near Bay Shore Intersection
Man Seriously Injured After Being Struck By SUV Near Bay Shore Intersection Updated story: Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV Near Bay Shore Intersection A man suffered serious injuries after being struck by an SUV near a Long Island intersection. The incident happened just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 in Bay Shore. The man, an 83-year-old Bay Shore resident, was walking eastbound across Fifth Avenue, approximately 50 feet north of Dalton Road, when he was hit by a northbound 2011 Mercedes-Benz ML350, Suffolk County Police said. He was transported via Brentwood Legion Ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for tre…
Blood Drives To Be Held In Effort To Save 4-Year-Old LI Boy With Leukemia Blood Drives To Be Held In Effort To Save 4-Year-Old LI Boy With Leukemia
Blood Drives To Be Held In Effort To Save 4-Year-Old LI Boy With Leukemia A number of blood drives are being held in the area this month in the hope of saving a Long Island 4-year-old with leukemia.  Nassau County resident Ayden Paredes, of Glen Cove, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on Feb. 7 of 2021, according to Mark Paredes, Ayden's father.  Ayden has been receiving chemotherapy treatments and blood transfusions since then, but doctors are now saying he needs a blood stem cell/bone marrow transplant to save his life, Mark said. Mark said his son enjoys watching YouTube, playing video games, and also going to the beach and the park. …
ID Released For Suffolk Woman Killed In Crash Involving Teen Hit-Run Driver ID Released For Suffolk Woman Killed In Crash Involving Teen Hit-Run Driver
ID Released For Suffolk Woman Killed In Crash Involving Teen Hit-Run Driver The identity has been released of a Long Island woman killed in a hit-and-run crash involving a 17-year-old driver. The teenage boy was traveling in Central Islip eastbound on Locust Street in a 2006 BMW 525, when the BMW struck the passenger side of a southbound 2015 Honda Accord on Islip Avenue, Thursday, April 15 at approximately 8:15 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. The crash forced the Accord into oncoming traffic, where it was struck on the driver’s side by a northbound 2016 GMC pickup truck, according to Suffolk County Police. The teen fled the scene on foot and was later…
17-Year-Old Accused Of Leaving Scene Of Crash That Killed Woman In Suffolk 17-Year-Old Accused Of Leaving Scene Of Crash That Killed Woman In Suffolk
17-Year-Old Accused Of Leaving Scene Of Crash That Killed Woman In Suffolk Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Long Island Woman Killed In Crash Involving 17-Year-Old Hit-Run Driver A 17-year-old has been accused of leaving the scene following a motor vehicle crash that killed a woman overnight at a Long Island intersection. The teenage boy was traveling in Central Islip eastbound on Locust Street in a 2006 BMW 525, when the BMW struck the passenger side of a southbound 2015 Honda Accord on Islip Avenue, Thursday, April 15 at approximately 8:15 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. The crash forced the Accord into oncoming traffic, whe…
Three Children Treated For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After Being Exposed At Long Island Home Three Children Treated For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After Being Exposed At Long Island Home
Three Children Treated For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After Being Exposed At Long Island Home Three children were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after they were exposed at a Long Island residence.  Officers responded to a 911 call of a carbon monoxide alarm at the Bay Shore residence on Lincoln Boulevard at 12:10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19. Carbon monoxide detectors alerted first responders to high levels of the gas in the basement and first floors of the home, Suffolk County Police said. It was later determined a furnace vent was not functioning correctly, sending carbon monoxide into the residence, according to police. The residents -- an adult woman …
LI Bicyclist Doing 'Wheelie' Critically Injured After Being Struck By Van, Thrown Onto Car LI Bicyclist Doing 'Wheelie' Critically Injured After Being Struck By Van, Thrown Onto Car
LI Bicyclist Doing 'Wheelie' Critically Injured After Being Struck By Van, Thrown Onto Car A bicyclist doing a "wheelie" at a busy intersection on Long Island was critically injured after being struck by a van and then thrown onto a car, police said. It had late in the evening in Suffolk on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Baywood. Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating a crash that critically injured a bicyclist in Baywood last night. An adult male was riding a BMX bicycle eastbound on Pine Aire Drive, near Garfield Avenue, when he performed a wheelie in the middle of the roadway at approximately 10:38 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. The bicyclist was …
Suffolk County PD Officer Saves Man Hit By Forklift By Using Tourniquet Suffolk County PD Officer Saves Man Hit By Forklift By Using Tourniquet
Suffolk County PD Officer Saves Man Hit By Forklift By Using Tourniquet A quick-thinking Suffolk County Police officer jumped into action and saved a man’s life who was struck and injured by a forklift in Brentwood. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department's Third Precinct received a report shortly before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, that a man was operating a mechanical pallet jack at Broadridge on Executive Drive, when he was accidentally struck by a forklift inside the building. According to police, Suffolk County Police Officer Kevin Bell applied a tourniquet to Gabriel Leveille’s right leg after he was struck, likely saving his life. Leveille, 6…