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Ramona Jakeline Figueroa-Lopez

Triathlete 'Fighting For His Life' After Being Struck By Car During Shirley Race Triathlete 'Fighting For His Life' After Being Struck By Car During Shirley Race
Triathlete 'Fighting For His Life' After Being Struck By Car During Shirley Race A 43-year-old triathlete remains hospitalized with serious injuries after he was struck by an SUV that drove into a closed race route on Long Island. Sal Gomez, of Selden, was hit at around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, in Shirley while bicycling in his first triathlon at Smith Point County Park. According to Suffolk County Police, 29-year-old Ramona Jakeline Figueroa-Lopez, of Westbury, was attempting to leave the parking lot while the area was closed to traffic and entered the race route, striking Gomez. The husband and father of two was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for trea…