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New Highway, North Amityville, NY

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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…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Crash With SUV At Busy Suffolk Intersection Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Crash With SUV At Busy Suffolk Intersection
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Crash With SUV At Busy Suffolk Intersection A bicyclist was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a teenage driver at a busy Long Island intersection, police said. First responders were dispatched to the intersection of New Highway and Walnut Road in North Amityville at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Friday, May 8, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart said. According to police, North Amityville resident Cindy Barrera, 19, was driving a 2001 Ford Escape southbound on New Highway, when she struck a bicyclist, whose name has not been released. The bicyclist was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical …

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by Zak Failla