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College Student From NYC Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near Upstate Campus College Student From NYC Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near Upstate Campus
College Student From NYC Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near Upstate Campus A college student was killed in and hit-and-run crash near campus in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23 in Ulster County outside SUNY New Paltz where the victim, Ray Rattray, age 22, was a student. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office said the crash occurred on Route 208 in the town of New Paltz between the area of Hawk Drive and Cross Creek Road. When deputies arrived, they located Rattray, a New York City resident, in a wooded area approximately 20 feet from the road.  Rattray was a Philosophy major, an Educational Opportunity Program student, …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fatal Hit-Run: ID Released For Man Struck Near Holbrook Intersection Fatal Hit-Run: ID Released For Man Struck Near Holbrook Intersection
Fatal Hit-Run: ID Released For Man Struck Near Holbrook Intersection Authorities have identified a man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The crash happened at around 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 in Holbrook. Suffolk County Police said the victim was struck on Coates Avenue, just north of Frank Court, and the driver fled the scene. Earlier Report: Man Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Driver Near Holbrook Intersection On Monday, Dec. 4, detectives identified the victim as Richard Dirocco, age 63, of Holbrook. Dirocco was taken by ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead. Police are asking anyone wi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Driver Nabbed Months After Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Ronkonkoma, Police Say Driver Nabbed Months After Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Ronkonkoma, Police Say
Driver Nabbed Months After Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Ronkonkoma, Police Say Months after a 59-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Long Island, the suspected driver has been arrested. Qiulong Chen, age 35, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested Thursday, March 2 in connection to death of Joseph Biggica, according to Suffolk County Police.  A passing driver found Biggica lying unresponsive on Remington Boulevard at around 6:20 p.m. on Oct. 25, 2022. He was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said. An autopsy revealed he had died from injuries consistent with being struck by a car. Detec…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Police Release Photo Of Car In Serious Hit-Run Crash On Sunrise Highway In Sayville Police Release Photo Of Car In Serious Hit-Run Crash On Sunrise Highway In Sayville
Police Release Photo Of Car In Serious Hit-Run Crash On Sunrise Highway In Sayville Police have released a photo of a vehicle believed to be involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured one person on a busy Long Island roadway. The crash happened Thursday, Aug. 25 at about 9:30 p.m. in Sayville. A 46-year-old Bay Shore man was driving a Dodge pickup truck erratically on Sunrise Highway South Service Road before the vehicle became disabled and caught fire in front of 5686 Sunrise Highway, Suffolk County Police said.  The man then walked onto the express portion of eastbound Sunrise Highway and was struck by a vehicle, west of Broadway Avenue, said polic…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Bay Shore Man Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash On Sunrise Highway In Sayville Bay Shore Man Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash On Sunrise Highway In Sayville
Bay Shore Man Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash On Sunrise Highway In Sayville Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured one person on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened Thursday, Aug. 25 at about 9:30 p.m. in Sayville. A 46-year-old Bay Shore man was driving a Dodge pickup truck erratically on Sunrise Highway South Service Road before the vehicle became disabled and caught fire in front of 5686 Sunrise Highway, Suffolk County Police said.  The man then walked onto the express portion of eastbound Sunrise Highway and was struck by a vehicle, west of Broadway Avenue, said police. The vehicle then fled the scene. The man was tr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Second Fatality Reported In Hit-Run Holtsville Crash Second Fatality Reported In Hit-Run Holtsville Crash
Second Fatality Reported In Hit-Run Holtsville Crash Updated story: Woman Charged For Hit-Run Holtsville Crash That Left Two Men Dead A second person has now died after a hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 in Holtsville. Ryan Walker, age 37, and Robert Kehlenbeck, age 46, were working on a 1989 F-150 pickup truck parked outside of Walker’s residence, located at 5474 Express Drive South, when they were struck by a vehicle, Suffolk County Police said. The vehicle fled eastbound on Express Drive South, according to police. Walker was transported via ambulance to Stony Brook Univers…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Release Name Of State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Crash Police Release Name Of State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Crash
Police Release Name Of State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Crash New York State Police have released the name of a trooper injured in a hit-and-run crash. Trooper Jean B. Cime, a seven-year veteran, was injured when he was struck just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 by a white van that failed to move over while he was outside of his patrol car during a traffic stop in New Rochelle, said Trooper Tara McCormick. According to McCormick, Cime was conducting a vehicle and traffic stop on I-95 southbound. As he was walking back to his patrol car a white van failed to move over and struck the trooper, and then fled the scene. The investigation is ongoing,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash ID Released For Man Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash
ID Released For Man Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash The identity has been released for a man who was found dead after what has now been identified as a hit-and-run crash on Long Island. Suffolk County Police First Precinct police officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man in North Lindenhurst lying in the turning lane of Wellwood Avenue, north of New Horizons Boulevard., at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, March 30. The victim, now identified as James Angotta, age 63, of North Lindenhurst, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip where he was pronounced dead, said police. Suffolk County PD Major Case Unit detectives determined that …

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash
ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash The identity has been released of a person who was killed in a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection overnight. The crash happened on Sunday, Feb. 21 just before 4 a.m. in Patchogue. New story: Two Killed, Two Hospitalized After Single-Vehicle Northern State Parkway Crash The pedestrian, now identified as Marco Castro, age 32, of Patchogue, was walking on North Ocean Avenue, just south of Roe Boulevard, when he was struck by a motor vehicle that fled the scene, Suffolk County Police said.  Castro was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are asking anyone…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Nicki Minaj's Father Identified As Long Island Hit-Run Crash Victim Nicki Minaj's Father Identified As Long Island Hit-Run Crash Victim
Nicki Minaj's Father Identified As Long Island Hit-Run Crash Victim Click here for an updated story: Man Charged For Hit-Run  Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father A man who was killed after he was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection late last week has been identified as the father of singer/model Nicki Minaj. While walking in the roadway in Mineola on Roslyn Road at the intersection of Raff Avenue on Friday, Feb. 12, at 6:15 p.m., Robert Maraj was hit by a northbound, undescribed, vehicle that left the scene of the crash, Nassau County Police said.  Earlier report - ID Released For Man Wh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles In Suffolk Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles In Suffolk
Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles In Suffolk An investigating is underway after a man was killed in a hit-and-run crash involving multiple vehicles that happened overnight at a Long Island intersection. Gacia Laroche,  age 52, of Amityville, was crossing eastbound Sunrise Highway, from north to south, at the intersection of Bayview Avenue, when he was struck by a 2006 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by an adult man at approximately 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, Suffolk County Police said. The driver stopped and remained at the scene. The pedestrian was then run over by two other vehicles that fled the scene, police said. Laroche …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Major Suffolk County Road Closed Due To Fatal Hit-Run Crash Major Suffolk County Road Closed Due To Fatal Hit-Run Crash
Major Suffolk County Road Closed Due To Fatal Hit-Run Crash A major Long Island roadway is closed due to a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian.  The crash took place around 6 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 4, in East Patchogue eastbound on the Sunrise Highway, said Suffolk County Police. According to police, an adult male was standing or walking on the entrance ramp to eastbound Sunrise Highway, east of Hospital Road when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.  The man was pronounced dead at the scene.  As of 12:15 p.m., the highway remains closed between Exits 53 and 54, between Route 112 and Hospital Road. Long delays …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say
Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say A Medford woman drove drunk with her son in the car during a hit-and-run crash in East Northport, according to Suffolk County Police. Susan Striplin was driving a 2007 GMC Yukon SUV southbound on Daly Road Monday, July 15 when she reportedly sideswiped a 2013 Mercedes Benz Sprinter van at approximately 12:45 p.m. at the intersection of Phyllis Drive in East Northport, police said. Striplin allegedly fled the scene in her vehicle and was stopped at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Daly Road, near Jericho Turnpike, and placed under arrest at 1:53 p.m., according to police. Striplin’s 11-year-old s…

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by Donna Christopher
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Man, 63, Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash Near North Bay Shore 7-Eleven Man, 63, Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash Near North Bay Shore 7-Eleven
Man, 63, Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash Near North Bay Shore 7-Eleven A 63-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash at a busy intersection in North Bay Shore last night. James Antonelli was operating a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Pine Aire Drive, east of Manatuck Boulevard, when the motorcycle was struck by a motor vehicle that drove out of a 7-Eleven parking lot at approximately 10:47 p.m.Saturday, April 27, Suffolk County Police said. Antonelli was thrown into the westbound lane where he was struck by a 2004 Mercury sedan, according to police. The Mercury was driven by a 54-year-old Bay Shore woman who st…

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by Joe Lombardi