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Fatal Crash: Woman Struck At Long Island Intersection Fatal Crash: Woman Struck At Long Island Intersection
Fatal Crash: Woman Struck At Long Island Intersection An investigation is underway after a woman was struck and killed overnight at a Long Island intersection. The 55-year-old victim was walking in Hempstead at the intersection of Greenwich and Grove streets when the incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22. She suffered severe trauma and was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead by a staff physician, Nassau County Police. The woman's identity has not yet been released. The driver of the vehicle, a 76-year-old man, remained at the scene. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Killed, Several Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Sidewalk In Manhattan Two Killed, Several Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Sidewalk In Manhattan
Two Killed, Several Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Sidewalk In Manhattan Two pedestrians were killed and several people injured when a vehicle crashed onto a Manhattan sidewalk following a head-on crash involving a BMW sedan and a Subaru. The crash took place around 4 a.m., Wednesday, in the area of West 207th Street and Sherman Avenue. According to the NYPD, the vehicles crashed into one another at West 207th Street and Sherman Avenue. During the crash, one of the vehicles hit two parked cars and then jumped onto the sidewalk where two men, ages 31 and 32, were struck and killed, the NYPD said. One of the men was taken to New York-Presbyterian Allen and the o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Fatally Struck By SUV While Crossing Street On Long Island Woman Fatally Struck By SUV While Crossing Street On Long Island
Woman Fatally Struck By SUV While Crossing Street On Long Island A 60-year-old woman was fatally struck by an SUV while walking across a Long Island street. The crash happened in Massapequa at about 10:50 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police said the Wantagh woman was walking from the south to the north side of Sunrise Highway at Broadway when she was struck in the right lane by an eastbound Subaru SUV. The woman was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead at 11:25 a.m., police said. The 76-year-old Amityville man who drove the SUV remained at the scene, police said. The investigation into the cr…

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by Nicole Valinote
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LI Man Indicted For Hit-Run Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father, DA Says LI Man Indicted For Hit-Run Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father, DA Says
LI Man Indicted For Hit-Run Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father, DA Says A Long Island man has been indicted for his role in a deadly hit-and-run crash that took the life of pop star Nicki Minaj’s father, the District Attorney announced. Mineola resident Charles Polevich, age 71, has been indicted for leaving the scene of a deadly pedestrian strike after he struck and killed Robert Maraj in February. Original story - Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith said that on Friday, Feb. 12, Polevich allegedly struck Maraj, age 64, at the intersection of Roslyn Road and Raff Avenue in M…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Suffolk Roadway ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Suffolk Roadway
ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Suffolk Roadway Police on Long Island have released the identity of a man killed while crossing a busy highway. Ralph Alexandre, age 36, was killed around 4:50 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 2, on northbound Route 110 in East Farmingdale in Suffolk County. According to investigators, Jeremie Jean, age 52, of Amityville, was driving a 2020 Nissan Pathfinder northbound on Route 110, approaching Smith Street, when his vehicle struck Alexandre, who was running across the road. Earlier Story: Person Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Long Island Roadway Alexandre, of Westbury in Nassau County, was pronounced de…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash
ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash The identity has been released of a person who was killed in a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection overnight. The crash happened on Sunday, Feb. 21 just before 4 a.m. in Patchogue. New story: Two Killed, Two Hospitalized After Single-Vehicle Northern State Parkway Crash The pedestrian, now identified as Marco Castro, age 32, of Patchogue, was walking on North Ocean Avenue, just south of Roe Boulevard, when he was struck by a motor vehicle that fled the scene, Suffolk County Police said.  Castro was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are asking anyone…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police: 4-Year-Old Killed In Suffolk Crash Involving Impaired Teen Driver Police: 4-Year-Old Killed In Suffolk Crash Involving Impaired Teen Driver
Police: 4-Year-Old Killed In Suffolk Crash Involving Impaired Teen Driver A 4-year-old girl was killed overnight in a crash on Long Island involving an impaired teenage driver, police said. The crash occurred around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, in Brentwood, Suffolk County Police said. Christian Yanes, 19, of Brentwood, was driving a 2018 Honda Civic northbound on Fulton Street when the vehicle struck Roussy A. Cabrera Fuentes in the roadway in front of her home at approximately, police said. Cabrera Fuentes was transported via Brentwood Legion Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead. Yanes was charged with drivin…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Woman Killed After Being Struck By Two Vehicles On Long Island Roadway ID Released For Woman Killed After Being Struck By Two Vehicles On Long Island Roadway
ID Released For Woman Killed After Being Struck By Two Vehicles On Long Island Roadway A woman was killed after being struck by two vehicles on a busy Long Island roadway has been identified. The incident happened on Tuesday, March 3 at about 7:20 p.m. in Massapequa. While attempting to cross the street in front of 6150 Sunrise Highway (Route 27), the woman, now identified as Gwendolyn Manning, 59, of Massapequa, was struck by a westbound 2003 Ford Crown Victoria operated by an 18-year-old male, according to Nassau County Police.  Manning was then struck by a second vehicle traveling westbound, a 2016 Kia SUV operated by a 73-year-old man, said police.  As a resul…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Long Island Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Long Island
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Long Island Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Long Island Woman Struck, Killed In Hit-Run Crash A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle, leading to the closure of a Long Island roadway. The crash took place around 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, on W. John Street, in Hicksville, in the area of Kuhl Avenue, said the Nassau County Police. W. John Street is currently closed to traffic to allow for an investigation. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Sunrise Highway Overpass Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Sunrise Highway Overpass
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Sunrise Highway Overpass A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a car in Suffolk County. It happened at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, July 28 in Bohemia. A 24-year-old Sayville man was driving a 2017 Nissan Altima southbound on Oakdale-Bohemia Road when the vehicle struck the pedestrian on the Sunrise Highway overpass, Suffolk County Police said. The man initially left the scene in the Nissan, then returned approximately 20 minutes later, police said. The victim, Christopher Gallagher, 42, of Bohemia, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the office of the Suffolk County Medica…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Sunrise Highway Reopens After Man Struck, Killed By Car Sunrise Highway Reopens After Man Struck, Killed By Car
Sunrise Highway Reopens After Man Struck, Killed By Car This story has been updated. A stretch of Sunrise Highway (Route 27) is reopened late Sunday afternoon, May 5 after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in Suffolk County. The victim, reportedly a man, was crossing the highway in Oakdale near Connetquot Avenue just past noon when he was hit. The man's identity has not yet been released. The hours-long closure occurred between Exit 47A (Oakdale-Bohemia Road and Exit 48 (Smithtown Avenue;/Locust Avenue in Suffolk County and began just before 12:30 p.m. This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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