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ATV Duo Flees Cops After Reckless Joyride On East Farmingdale Highway, Police Say ATV Duo Flees Cops After Reckless Joyride On East Farmingdale Highway, Police Say
ATV Duo Flees Cops After Reckless Joyride On East Farmingdale Highway, Police Say Two men are facing charges following an alleged reckless joyride and police chase involving ATVs on a Long Island highway. The incident began at around 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, in East Farmingdale on Route 110, according to Suffolk County Police. A driver called 911 saying that a group of ATV riders were driving recklessly on southbound Route 110 near Executive Boulevard. When officers attempted to stop the group, they fled southbound. They continued driving recklessly through Amityville, Copiague, and Lindenhurst before two of the vehicles finally stopped on Sunrise Highway, police said. …
Fatal Crash: 43-Year-Old From Copiague ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle North Amityville Collision Fatal Crash: 43-Year-Old From Copiague ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle North Amityville Collision
Fatal Crash: 43-Year-Old From Copiague ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle North Amityville Collision Police are investigating a fatal crash on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened in North Amityville around 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. The victim was riding a 1999 Kawasaki motorcycle northbound on New Highway when he struck a southbound 2021 Dodge ProMaster van, driven by a 38-year-old Copiague resident who was attempting to make a left-hand turn onto Albany Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. Wilmer Castillo, age 43, of Copiague, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.  The driver of the Dodge was alone in the…
52-Year-Old Dies In 2-Car Crash On Busy Bay Shore Roadway 52-Year-Old Dies In 2-Car Crash On Busy Bay Shore Roadway
52-Year-Old Dies In 2-Car Crash On Busy Bay Shore Roadway A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with another vehicle on a busy Long Island roadway. The crash happened at around 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, in Bay Shore, at the intersection of Richland Boulevard and Howells Road, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators said a 48-year-old Bay Shore man was driving a Chevrolet Suburban northbound on Richland Avenue when he stopped at a stop sign at Howells Road. As he drove through the intersection, he was struck on the passenger side by a Kawasaki motorcycle heading westbound. The operator of the motorcycle, 52-year-old William Burke…
35-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash On Long Island Identified 35-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash On Long Island Identified
35-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash On Long Island Identified A man has died following a two-vehicle Long Island crash. Nassau County Police were called at around 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, with reports of a crash involving a motorcycle in Valley Stream, near Rockaway Parkway and East St. Marks Place. A preliminary investigation revealed that 35-year-old Jhonathan Rosa, of Uniondale, was operating a Kawasaki motorcycle heading southbound on Rockaway Parkway when he collided with a Honda Civic, police said. Rosa was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Original report: Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Long Island…
Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash At Long Island Intersection Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash At Long Island Intersection
Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash At Long Island Intersection Police are investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 in Uniondale. A 46-year-old man operating a 2012 Kawasaki motorcycle was involved in a collision with a 34-year-old man operating a 1999 Acura four-door sedan at the intersection of Front Street and Chester Street, Nassau County Police said. As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead d by a staff physician, said police. His identity has not yet been relea…
Man Fatally Shot In NYC After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say Man Fatally Shot In NYC After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say
Man Fatally Shot In NYC After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was shot dead in broad daylight while attempting to purchase a motorcycle off of Facebook Marketplace. The incident took place in the Bronx around 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 18 at East 144th and Exterior streets in Mott Haven, said the NYPD. The victim, Rockland County resident Jefferson Jimenez Hernandez, age 20, of Spring Valley, was found unconscious and unresponsive, with gunshot wounds to the head, NYPD said. EMS responded and transported Hernandez to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln where he was pronounced dead, they added. A firearm was recovered on the…
Police Probe Thefts Of Motorcycles From Storage Containers In Suffolk Police Probe Thefts Of Motorcycles From Storage Containers In Suffolk
Police Probe Thefts Of Motorcycles From Storage Containers In Suffolk New York State Police detectives on Long Island are investigating a pair of incidents that saw motorcycles stolen from locked storage containers. Shortly before 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, New York State Police investigators in Suffolk County responded to Heckscher State Park in East Islip, where there was a report of stolen motorcycles. During the first incident, five motorcycles, three green 2021 Kawasaki’s and two turquoise 2021 Kawasakis, were stolen from a locked storage container in Field 7 of Heckscher State Park.  In the second incident, at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Wedn…
Two Killed In Sunrise Highway Crash In Suffolk County Two Killed In Sunrise Highway Crash In Suffolk County
Two Killed In Sunrise Highway Crash In Suffolk County Two people were killed in an overnight crash on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened around 9 p.m. Friday, May 21 in Bohemia. Kazimierz Wiszowaty, age 61, of Holtsville, left his disabled 2005 Toyota sedan on the right shoulder of eastbound Sunrise Highway (Route 27), Suffolk County Police said. When he was walking back to his disabled vehicle under the Smithtown Boulevard overpass, he was struck by a 2018 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle being operated by Robert Pappas, age 23, of Patchogue, in the right lane, according to police. Wiszowaty and Pappas were both …
Long Island Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Crash Long Island Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Crash
Long Island Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Crash A motorcyclist on Long Island was seriously injured during a two-vehicle crash. The crash took place around 4:22 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, on Peninsula Boulevard in Lynbrook, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, while heading southbound on Peninsula Boulevard, a 34-year-old man driving a 2020 Kawasaki motorcycle, collided with a 2006 Kia Minivan traveling northbound before making a left turn onto Lynbrook Avenue.  As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist was ejected, suffered multiple trauma injuries, and was transported to an area hospital. The motorcycle was i…
26-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash 26-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash
26-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash A 26-year-old was killed in a crash between a Mercedes-Benz and a motorcycle overnight on Long Island. It happened around 8:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 in Rocky Point. Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist in Rocky Point last night. Steven Lopiccolo, age  25, of Rocky Point, was driving a 2008 Mercedes Benz southbound on Rocky Point Yaphank Road, a mile south of Route 25A, when the vehicle collided with a northbound 1988 Kawasaki motorcycle being operated by Chanchu Kim, age 26, of Ridge, Suffolk County Po…
Suffolk Teen Seriously Injured In Crash Between BMW, Motorcycle Suffolk Teen Seriously Injured In Crash Between BMW, Motorcycle
Suffolk Teen Seriously Injured In Crash Between BMW, Motorcycle A teen was seriously injured in a crash between a BMW and motorcycle on a Long Island roadway. It happened on Sunday, Oct. 18 at approximately 5:20 p.m. in Shirley. Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist this evening. Edward Biredsall, 63, of Copiague, was operating a 2018 BMW westbound on Victory Avenue, in a turning lane in front of 38 Victory Ave., when his vehicle was struck by a 2017 Kawasaki motorcycle, Suffolk County Police said. The operator of the motorcycle, Jayden France, 19, of Mas…
Man Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash At Busy Suffolk County Intersection Man Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash At Busy Suffolk County Intersection
Man Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash At Busy Suffolk County Intersection A man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at a busy Long Island intersection. It happened Saturday, Sept. 12 in North Patchogue. Edisson Chocho-Uzho, 24, of Patchogue, was driving a 2010 Acura southbound on North Ocean Avenue, attempted to make a left turn onto eastbound Shaber Road when the vehicle collided with a Kawasaki motorcycle traveling northbound on North Ocean Avenue, Suffolk County Police. The driver of the motorcycle, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was taken via ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital with ser…
Suffolk Man Stranded For Hours Rescued After Jet Ski Strikes Sandbar Suffolk Man Stranded For Hours Rescued After Jet Ski Strikes Sandbar
Suffolk Man Stranded For Hours Rescued After Jet Ski Strikes Sandbar A Long Island man who was stranded for hours after his jet ski became disabled was rescued. Jeremy Ashraf, 30, of Rocky Point, was operating a 2020 Kawasaki jet ski in the Great South Bay when the vehicle struck a sandbar near Ridge Island and became disabled at approximately 7:35 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. Ashraf used his cell phone to call 911, Suffolk County Police said, adding that the cell phone lost battery power shortly after he made the call. A Suffolk County Police Aviation Section helicopter searched the area, located Ashraf, and guided Marine Bureau officers aboard Marine Mi…