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Tragic Update: 13-Year-Old Struck By Police Car In Shirley Dies Tragic Update: 13-Year-Old Struck By Police Car In Shirley Dies
Tragic Update: 13-Year-Old Struck By Police Car In Shirley Dies A 13-year-old boy who was struck by a police car while riding his bike on Long Island has died from his injuries days later. Anthony Stinson, of Shirley, was taken off life support Monday, Sept. 11, two days after he was struck by a Suffolk County Police car near William Floyd Parkway and Adobe Drive in Shirley, according to an update on GoFundMe. “It is with great sadness to say Anthony has passed away today,” campaign organizer Stephanie Byrnes said. Earlier Report: Cop Hits 13-Year-Old With Patrol Car While Responding To Call In Shirley Investigators said a Seventh Precinct Patrol o…
HS Football Player Who Died After Collapsing In Selden Remembered As 'Inspiration To Peers' HS Football Player Who Died After Collapsing In Selden Remembered As 'Inspiration To Peers'
HS Football Player Who Died After Collapsing In Selden Remembered As 'Inspiration To Peers' A Long Island community is mourning the loss of a beloved varsity football player who died days after collapsing at his high school. Robert Bush, age 17, was taken off life support on Friday, July 7, according to the Middle Country School District. It came after the teen collapsed at Newfield High School during workout drills on Monday, July 3. The teen spent days in the intensive care unit at Stony Brook University Hospital, where doctors declared him brain dead on Friday, relative Pattie Noren said. It was not immediately clear what caused him to collapse. Dozens of people, including h…
Fallen FDNY Firefighter From Islip Saves 5 Lives Through Organ Donations Fallen FDNY Firefighter From Islip Saves 5 Lives Through Organ Donations
Fallen Fdny Firefighter From Islip Saves 5 Lives Through Organ Donations A New York City Fire Department firefighter from Long Island has completed his last act of heroism, saving five lives through organ donations.  William "Billy" Moon will save five people, including three New York residents who were in need of donations of a heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys, according to an announcement from LiveOnNewYork, a non-profit focused on organ and tissue donation. .@FDNY Firefighter Moon will save the lives of 5 individuals including 3 in NY who were in need of a heart, liver, lungs & kidneys. He was a hero in life and is now a hero in death who will live on…
Man Charged With DWI Following Crash On Long Island Expressway After Boy, 9, Dies, Police Say Man Charged With DWI Following Crash On Long Island Expressway After Boy, 9, Dies, Police Say
Man Charged With DWI Following Crash On Long Island Expressway After Boy, 9, Dies, Police Say A man who was allegedly driving drunk on the Long Island Expressway when he slammed into another vehicle, killing a 9-year-old has been charged. Travis Dickson, age 27, of Brooklyn, was charged on Monday, Aug. 22, with driving while intoxicated following a two-vehicle crash that took place in Farmingville around 1:50 a.m. The crash happened when Dickson, driving a 2018 BMW westbound on the LIE, rear-ended a 2019 Toyota Corolla. A passenger in the Toyota, Angel Salas, age 9, of Deer Park, was transported to Stony Book University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, where he later die…
9-Year-Old Deer Park Boy Dies After DWI Crash On  Long Island Expressway 9-Year-Old Deer Park Boy Dies After DWI Crash On  Long Island Expressway
9-Year-Old Deer Park Boy Dies After DWI Crash On Long Island Expressway A 9-year-old boy who was seriously injured when the car he was a passenger in was hit by an alleged drunk driver on the Long Island Expressway has been declared brain dead, according to a GoFundMe page. Angel Salis, of Deer Park, was transported to Stony Book University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries after the crash that happened at 1:50 a.m., Monday, Aug. 22 in Farmingville, Suffolk County Police said. Angel David Salas, of Deer Park, has been confirmed brain dead following the crash which took place around 1:50 a.m., Monday, Aug. 22 in Farmingville. Police say the crash …
Thanks To Big-Hearted Long Island Cop, Mets Legend Receives New Kidney And A Chance At Life Thanks To Big-Hearted Long Island Cop, Mets Legend Receives New Kidney And A Chance At Life
Thanks To Big-Hearted Long Island Cop, Mets Legend Receives New Kidney And A Chance At Life Thanks to the big-hearted actions of a Long Island Port Authority Police Officer, Mets legend Ed Kranepool has a new kidney, The road to the new kidney for the 1969 Miracle Mets star is a long one that started when Officer Brian Cooney, 45, a diehard Yankees fans, heard about how desperately kidneys were needed across the country, said the New York Daily News. That when the cop who patrols LaGuardia Airport, a lifelong blood donor, decided to start the matching process and ended up becoming a donor for a Long Island firefighter that then sparked a donor chain that led directly to Kranepool …