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New Update: Woman Killed On Sunrise Highway ID'd New Update: Woman Killed On Sunrise Highway ID'd
New Update: Woman Killed On Sunrise Highway ID'd Police have identified the victim of a crash on a Long Island highway. The incident occurred on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 25. According to Nassau County Police, 71-year-old Martha Garnica was crossing over Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in Lynbrook. She was going north on Broadway when she was hit by a 2019 Cadillac XT5. Original Report: Woman Struck, Killed While Crossing Sunrise Highway In Lynbrook Garnica, who is from Lynbrook, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after the crash. The 54-year-old Cadillac remained at the scene. Police said the investigation remains ongoi…
‘Battling Day In, Day Out’: Support Swells After Crash Leaves Wainscott Father In Coma ‘Battling Day In, Day Out’: Support Swells After Crash Leaves Wainscott Father In Coma
‘Battling Day In, Day Out’: Support Swells After Crash Leaves Wainscott Father In Coma Jeffrey Yusko is in the fight of his life. The Long Island husband and father was left in a coma after being struck by a van while bicycling near his Wainscott home in May 2023. “We received a knock on our front door from the police that turned our lives upside down,” his son Tyler said on a GoFundMe to help the family with medical expenses. Yusko, a “top salesman” at P.C. Richard & Son appliance store in Southampton, suffered devastating injuries in the crash, including swelling and bleeding in his brain, leaving him unconscious. Earlier Report: 'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Wai…
Head-On Bay Shore Crash Seriously Injures Man: Police Head-On Bay Shore Crash Seriously Injures Man: Police
Head-On Bay Shore Crash Seriously Injures Man: Police A Massapequa man has been seriously injured after a young driver’s vehicle crossed into the opposite lane, according to police. 27-year-old Chris Singh, of Brentwood, was driving in Bay Shore on the morning of Tuesday, May 2, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. The accident occurred at around 7:20 a.m. as Singh was driving southbound on 5th Avenue, near Santam Court. His 2016 Chevrolet Camaro crossed into the northbound lanes and struck an oncoming Ford truck, driven by David Seletsky, age 52, head-on. Seletsky suffered serious injuries, police said, and was transported to S…
Head-On Crash: Woman Killed, Another Injured In Manorville Head-On Crash: Woman Killed, Another Injured In Manorville
Head-On Crash: Woman Killed, Another Injured In Manorville Police are investigating a head-on collision on Long Island that left one woman dead and another seriously injured. The incident occurred in Manorville at approximately 9:25 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, according to Suffolk County Police. Manorville resident Mary Brennen, age 40, was driving southbound on Wading River Road north of Par Drive, in a 2018 Hyundai Tucson, when she swerved into the northbound lane, police said. Brennen’s vehicle struck 68-year-old Sheryl Gochman’s 2019 Nissan Rogue. Police reported that the women, both Manorville residents, were taken to Stony Brook University…
Man Struck By Mercedes SUV Crossing Long Island Roadway Critical Man Struck By Mercedes SUV Crossing Long Island Roadway Critical
Man Struck By Mercedes SUV Crossing Long Island Roadway Critical A 55-year-old man struck by a Mercedes-Benz SUV crossing a Long Island roadway is in critical condition. The incident took place in Wantagh around 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21. According to Nassau County Police, the man was walking on Jerusalem Avenue from the south side to the north side of the roadway when he was struck by the SUV traveling eastbound in the vicinity of Hawthorne Drive West.   The man sustained head trauma and was transported by a Nassau County Ambulance to a local hospital where he is listed in critical condition, police said. The sixty-two-year-old SUV drive…
Woman Crossing Montauk Highway Struck By Land Rover In Shirley, Police Say Woman Crossing Montauk Highway Struck By Land Rover In Shirley, Police Say
Woman Crossing Montauk Highway Struck By Land Rover In Shirley, Police Say A woman was struck and injured while crossing a busy Long Island highway. The incident took place in Shirley around 9:50 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17 on the Montauk Highway and Aletta Place. According to Suffolk County Police, a 56-year-old woman was crossing the roadway against the traffic light at the intersection of Montauk Highway and Aletta Place when she was struck by a 2005 Landrover. The woman was transported to the hospital in Patchogue for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. 
28-Year-Old Faces DWI Charge After LongIsland Crash Hospitalizes Pair 28-Year-Old Faces DWI Charge After LongIsland Crash Hospitalizes Pair
28-Year-Old Faces DWI Charge After LongIsland Crash Hospitalizes Pair A 28-year-old man was charged after police said he crashed on a Long Island roadway while intoxicated, injuring himself and his passenger. Troopers responded to a report of a crash in Hempstead on the Loop Parkway ramp to the Meadowbrook State Parkway entrance at about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, New York State Police said. Tao Riosbailey, of Sea Cliff, was riding a 2004 Honda motorcycle east when the motorcycle left the roadway and struck a guide rail, State Police reported. Police said Riosbailey and the passenger, a 28-year-old Glen Cove woman, were both ejected from the motorcycle.…
One Seriously Injured In Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway One Seriously Injured In Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway
One Seriously Injured In Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway Updated story: Man Dies From Injuries After Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway Police are investigating a crash that left one person seriously injured. It happened around 1:15 p.m. Monday, May 2 in Levittown. That's when a 76-year-old man was struck on Hempstead Turnpike at Emerson Avenue by a 2022 Hyundai driven by a 82-year-old woman, Nassau County Police said. The driver remained at the scene, according to police. As a result of the collision, the pedestrian suffered serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The man's name has not y…
ID Released For Suffolk Man Killed After Being Hit By Separate Vehicles ID Released For Suffolk Man Killed After Being Hit By Separate Vehicles
ID Released For Suffolk Man Killed After Being Hit By Separate Vehicles The identity has been released of a  man who was killed after being struck by two vehicles moments apart on a Long Island roadway. The man was running in Selden across Middle County Road, near Adirondack Drive, when he was struck by a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee knocking him to the middle of the roadway at approximately 6:35 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, Suffolk County Police said. The man, now identified as Ireneusz Matuk, age 66, of Selden, was then struck by a westbound 2019 Nissan Pathfinder, said police. Matuk was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the S…
Good Samaritan From LI Assisting Motorists After Crash Struck By Van Good Samaritan From LI Assisting Motorists After Crash Struck By Van
Good Samaritan From LI Assisting Motorists After Crash Struck By Van A Good Samaritan from Long Island assisting two motorists on the New York State Thruway was hospitalized in serious condition after being struck by a passing van in the Hudson Valley. New York State Police troopers in Westchester County responded to a reported crash involving a man at approximately 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20 on I-87 in Greenburgh. Police said that the man - later identified as Nassau County resident Michael McCutchan, age 61, of Westbury, stopped to assist two motorists who were involved in a property damage crash in the northbound center lane on the new Tappan Zee Bri…
ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Suffolk Roadway ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Suffolk Roadway
ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Suffolk Roadway The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 in Sayville. The man, now identified as Amjed Hussain, age 63, was crossing the westbound Sunrise Highway entrance ramp, west of Lakeland Avenue, when he was struck by a 2020 Jeep Wrangler, Suffolk County Police said. Hussain, who police say is homeless, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead, police said.  The driver of the Jeep, a 46-year…
Crashes Mount On Long Island As Nor'easter Moves Across Region Crashes Mount On Long Island As Nor'easter Moves Across Region
Crashes Mount On Long Island As Nor'easter Moves Across Region Transportation officials on Long Island are asking motorists to stay off the roadways as the major Nor'easter makes its way across the region causing numerous crashes. In Nassau County, police are reporting crashes on the Wantagh State Parkway in Westbury with one person injured. Other crashes include an accident on the Wantagh State Parkway northbound in Hempstead with one lane closed and another in Manhasset in which a van hit a tree. Nassau County Police said they have recorded 27 crashes since midnight on Monday, Feb. 1.  Just after 11 a.m., a crash was reported westbou…
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Car On Suffolk Roadway ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Car On Suffolk Roadway
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Car On Suffolk Roadway The identity has been released of a woman who was struck and killed by a car shortly after she fell onto a Long Island roadway, police announced. The incident happened on Saturday, Jan. 9 at approximately 6:45 p.m. in  Lindenhurst. The woman, now ID'd as 67-year-old Theresa Buckley, of Lindenhurst, fell into the southbound lane of Wellwood Avenue, near Hartford Street, and was struck by a 2015 Chevrolet sedan being driven by Max Priore, age 27, of Lindenhurst, Suffolk County Police. Buckley was pronounced dead on the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the…
Hundreds Of Crashes Reported On Long Island During Height Of Storm Hundreds Of Crashes Reported On Long Island During Height Of Storm
Hundreds Of Crashes Reported On Long Island During Height Of Storm This story has been updated. A 19-car-pileup during the height of the Nor'easter was one of numerous storm-related crashes in the region, although most motorists stayed off roadways. At least six people were injured in the multi-vehicle crash that shut down part of the Henry Hudson Parkway in upper Manhattan Wednesday, Dec. 16 during the evening hours as the snow was beginning to pile-up. On Long Island, it's was a different story during the height of the storm with more than 200 crashes from 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to early Thursday. Officials with the Suffolk County Police said currently …
Pedestrian Struck Crossing Busy Long Island Roadway Pedestrian Struck Crossing Busy Long Island Roadway
Pedestrian Struck Crossing Busy Long Island Roadway Click here for an updated story: Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV Near Busy Long Island Intersection A person was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross a busy Long Island roadway. The incident took place around 5:50 p.m. around 20. Broadway, in Massapequa, said the Nassau County Police. Police did not reveal if a man or woman was hit in front of the CVS located nearby or the extent of their injuries. The incident is under investigation, police said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Driver Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Suffolk Crash Seriously Injuring Two Driver Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Suffolk Crash Seriously Injuring Two
Driver Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Suffolk Crash Seriously Injuring Two A suspect has been nabbed for allegedly leaving the scene of a crash at a busy Long Island intersection that seriously injured two people, police said. The crash occurred at around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Islandia. Shawn Kalinyak, 52, of West Babylon, was driving a 2006 Cadillac sedan northbound on Old Nichols Road when the vehicle was struck by a 1993 Ford Econoline van traveling westbound on Express Drive North, Suffolk County Police said. Kalinyak and Carmen Abreu, 40, of Central Islip, a passenger in the Cadillac, were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital…
Police: Suffolk Woman Involved In Crash Drove Drunk With 9-Month-Old Aboard Police: Suffolk Woman Involved In Crash Drove Drunk With 9-Month-Old Aboard
Police: Suffolk Woman Involved In Crash Drove Drunk With 9-Month-Old Aboard A Long Island woman who crashed into a pickup truck stopped at a red light was driving drunk with an infant in her vehicle, police said. The crash happened around 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12 in  Holtsville. Danielle Smith,  35, of Farmingville, was driving a 2012 Jeep Liberty westbound on Barretts Avenue with her 9-month-old son in the vehicle when she attempted to turn northbound onto Waverly Avenue and crashed into a southbound 2020 Chevrolet Silverado that was stopped at a red light, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the Chevrolet, Doug Viola, 25, of Holbrook…