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21-Year-Old Street Racer Admits Causing Huntington Crash That Killed Husband, Father 21-Year-Old Street Racer Admits Causing Huntington Crash That Killed Husband, Father
21-Year-Old Street Racer Admits Causing Huntington Crash That Killed Husband, Father A 21-year-old man formally admitted causing a street racing crash on Long Island that killed a husband and father. Jesus Bonilla, of Commack, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Feb. 8, in the death of James Beck. According to prosecutors, Bonilla was racing another car on Jericho Turnpike when he struck Beck in Huntington Station on the night of Nov. 19, 2022. Moments before the crash, witnesses saw Bonilla speeding westbound on Jericho Turnpike in a Honda sedan while racing an SUV. Both vehicles were seen driving side by side, running r…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Deadly Race: Duo Charged With Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Huntington Station Father Deadly Race: Duo Charged With Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Huntington Station Father
Deadly Race: Duo Charged With Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Huntington Station Father Two men are facing charges in connection with an alleged street racing crash on Long Island that killed a husband and father.  Jared Cooper, age 19, and Jesus Bonilla, age 20, both of Commack, were arraigned on second-degree manslaughter and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 21, in the death of James Beck. According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, the two men were racing each other on the Jericho Turnpike in Huntington on Nov. 19, 2022. Witnesses told investigators they saw Cooper’s Saab SUV and Bonilla’s Honda sedan driving side by side at a high rate of spe…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Fatally Struck By 2 Vehicles In Huntington Station Man Fatally Struck By 2 Vehicles In Huntington Station
Man Fatally Struck By 2 Vehicles In Huntington Station A 57-year-old man was fatally struck by a sedan and an SUV on Long Island. The crash happened in Huntington Station at about 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. Police said James Beck, of Huntington Station, was walking in the westbound lanes of East Jericho Turnpike at Totten Avenue when a westbound 2009 Honda sedan struck him. Beck was then struck by a westbound 2008 Saab SUV, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, SCPD said. The driver of the Honda, a 20-year-old Commack man, and the driver of the Saab, a 19-year-old…

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by Nicole Valinote