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First Of 2 Drivers In Fatal Central Islip Hit-Run Nabbed: Police
A 27-year-old was arrested for his alleged role in a fatal Long Island hit-and-run, where the victim was hit by two cars in a row, police said.
Junior Romero-Delcid, age 27, of Brentwood, was arrested and charged for the September 2023 incident, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
Earlier Report: 2 Hit-Run Drivers Leave Bicyclist For Dead On Central Islip Roadway
Romero-Delcid is one of two drivers who, at around 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2023, was alleged to have hit bicyclist Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz in Central Islip, leaving him for dead.
Bay Shore resident Cruz, wh…
Standout Football Player From Deer Park ID'd As Man Struck, Killed By Train Near Lirr
Authorities have identified the man who was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train.
The incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, west of the Wyandanch station, near the intersection of Long Island Avenue and Straight Path.
On Thursday, May 25, the victim was identified as 30-year-old Demetrius Houanche, of Deer Park, an MTA spokesperson told Daily Voice.
Earlier Report: Person Struck, Killed By Train Near LIRR Station In Wyandanch
Houanche had been on the tracks illegally and was struck by an eastbound train, the spokesperson said.
The incident halted servi…
New Details: Man 'Executed Someone Who Considered Him A Friend' On Lirr Train, DA Says
New details have been released following the indictment of a Westchester County man in connection to an execution-style shooting onboard a Long Island Rail Road train last year.
Suffolk County Police arrested Nicholas D'Agostino, age 20, of Yonkers on Thursday, May 18 for allegedly shooting Suffolk County resident Yusef Staine, of West Babylon, also 20 years old, to death on the train on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at approximately 1:45 a.m.
He was indicted on Friday, May 19, and charged with:
Second-degree murder, a Class A felony;
Second-degree criminal possession of a weap…
Mom Killed, Daughter Injured In Suffolk Plane Crash Were Fulfilling Lifelong Flying Dream
A woman who was killed and a daughter who was injured when a small plane crashed on Long Island were fulfilling a lifelong flying dream.
Roma Gupta, age 63, of Whitehouse Station in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, died, while her daughter, Reeva Gupta, age 33, of St. Davids in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, remains in critical condition following the crash in North Lindenhurst on Sunday, March 5.
The plane’s pilot, New York City resident Fayzul Chowdhury, 23, of the Bronx, also remains in critical condition at Stony Brook University Hospital.
Earlier report: IDs Released For Woma…
Southampton Man Standing On Tracks, Hit, Killed By Train
A Long Island resident who was allegedly standing on the tracks was hit and killed by a train.
The incident occurred in Southampton around 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 17.
According to MTA officials, at about 3:40 p.m., the 3 p.m train from Speonk to Montauk fatally struck Rodney E. Brumsey, age 57, of Southampton, who was on the tracks west of Southampton Station near the Moses Lane grade crossing.
LIRR train service was suspended between Montauk and Speonk in both directions and buses were secured to transport passengers, MTA officials said.
The MTA police are investigating, but an …
