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Suffolk County Man Killed After Crash Involving Overturned Jeep Suffolk County Man Killed After Crash Involving Overturned Jeep
Suffolk County Man Killed After Crash Involving Overturned Jeep Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a Long Island man dead. The victim, Kevin Nash, age 65, of Shoreham, was driving a 2010 Jeep Patriot in Bellport westbound on Martha Avenue when he suffered a medical emergency that caused him to lose control of the vehicle just east of Bellport Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, Suffolk County Police said. The Jeep veered off the road into a wooded area and overturned, according to police. Nash was taken by South Country Ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead, police said…

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by Joe Lombardi
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12-Year-Old Girl Drowns In Backyard Pool Of Suffolk County Home 12-Year-Old Girl Drowns In Backyard Pool Of Suffolk County Home
12-Year-Old Girl Drowns In Backyard Pool Of Suffolk County Home A 12-year-old Long Island girl drowned in the pool of her home overnight. Addison Delossantos, a resident of the home on Associaton Road in Bellport, was found unresponsive in the backyard pool around 7:20 p.m., Monday, June 14, said the Suffolk County Police. Delossantos was transported by South Country Ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue where she was pronounced dead. The investigation is continuing.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Jet Ski Rider Injured In Suffolk County Bay After Hitting Sandbar Jet Ski Rider Injured In Suffolk County Bay After Hitting Sandbar
Jet Ski Rider Injured In Suffolk County Bay After Hitting Sandbar A jet ski rider was rescued on Long Island after their vehicle hit a sandbar. The rescue took place around 11:13 a.m., Sunday, June 6, when South Country Ambulance was requested as mutual aid to the Mastic Beach Fire Department for a water rescue in New Old Inlet in Bellport Bay.  The rider had been thrown from the front of the jet ski after hitting the sandbar, suffering a broken ankle, said the South County Ambulance. A South Country skiff was the first arriving unit on the scene to make contact and begin stabilizing and treating the rider. From there, the Mastic Beach Fire Departm…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Ambulance With Patient Aboard Crashes, Injuring Five In Suffolk Ambulance With Patient Aboard Crashes, Injuring Five In Suffolk
Ambulance With Patient Aboard Crashes, Injuring Five In Suffolk An ambulance carrying a patient on Long Island that had its lights and sirens on was struck by a Jeep overnight on Long Island, according to authorities. The South Country Ambulance was traveling in Suffolk County on East Woodside Avenue near the intersection with Country Road 101 in Medford at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, police said.  As it reached the intersection, it was struck by a white Jeep that had been traveling north before striking the ambulance, according to police. The front end of the Jeep was destroyed, while the ambulance suffered damage to the driver…

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by Zak Failla