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Woman Who Struck Triathlete During Shirley Race Was Speeding On Suspended License, DA Says Woman Who Struck Triathlete During Shirley Race Was Speeding On Suspended License, DA Says
Woman Who Struck Triathlete During Shirley Race Was Speeding On Suspended License, DA Says A woman accused of driving into a closed racecourse and striking a triathlete bicyclist on Long Island should not have been behind the wheel, prosecutors said. Jakeline Figueroa, age 29, of Westbury, was arraigned on nearly a half dozen criminal charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Prosecutors said Figueroa was speeding in her SUV when she drove through a stop bar and into a triathlon event in the parking lot of Smith Point Beach in Shirley on Sunday, Aug. 6. Earlier Report: Triathlete 'Fighting For His Life' After Being Struck By Car During Shirley Race Moments …

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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…

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by Michael Mashburn