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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
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Drunk ATV Driver Indicted For Bellport Crash That Left Woman In Coma, DA Says Drunk ATV Driver Indicted For Bellport Crash That Left Woman In Coma, DA Says
Drunk ATV Driver Indicted For Bellport Crash That Left Woman In Coma, DA Says A Long Island man is facing multiple felonies after allegedly causing a drunk-driving ATV crash that left a woman in a coma. Tayquan Mayo-Dunmore, age 30, of Bellport, was indicted on seven charges, including vehicular assault, in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 7. The crash happened at around 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10, in Bellport, on Bellport Avenue near Louise Avenue. Earlier Report: ATV Crash: 26-Year-Old In Critical Condition, Suspect Charged With DWI After Brookhaven Wreck Mayo-Dunmore was intoxicated when he lost control of his Kawasaki ATV and crashed, according to t…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Deadly Stabbing: Man Who Admitted Murdering Coram Ex-Girlfriend Gets Decades In Prison Deadly Stabbing: Man Who Admitted Murdering Coram Ex-Girlfriend Gets Decades In Prison
Deadly Stabbing: Man Who Admitted Murdering Coram Ex-Girlfriend Gets Decades In Prison More than a year after a 27-year-old woman was stabbed to death outside of her Long Island home, her killer from upstate New York is facing decades in prison. Kason Parker, age 35, of Albany, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 31. It came weeks after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend Meghan Kiefer in October 2021. Earlier Report: Stabbed 54 Times: Man Admits Murdering Coram Ex-Girlfriend On First Day Of Trial According to prosecutors, Kiefer, age 27, had returned to her Coram home with a frie…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Head-On Hauppauge Crash Woman Killed In Head-On Hauppauge Crash
Woman Killed In Head-On Hauppauge Crash Police are investigating a crash that left a Long Island woman dead. It happened just before 2:10 p.m. Saturday, May 7 in Hauppauge. A 62-year-old Shirley woman was driving a 2015 Jeep westbound on Hauppauge Road when she made a left hand turn onto Terry Road and collided head-on with a 2016 Honda CR-V, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the Honda, Carol Anne Faulhaber, age 71, of Ronkonkoma, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead, according to police.  The driver of the Jeep was transported to Stony Brook Univ…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: New York Air National Guard Long Island Flyover Set COVID-19: New York Air National Guard Long Island Flyover Set
Covid-19: New York Air National Guard Long Island Flyover Set The New York Air National Guard will salute healthcare workers who have battled the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for months during a flyover of hospitals and health facilities. The 106th Rescue Wing “Salute Long Island Flyover” begins at noon in Suffolk County on Friday, May 15, from F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton. It's expected to continue till around 2 p.m. Three aircraft, an HC-130J Combat King II search and rescue airplane and two HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopters will participate. The flight path of the flyover by the New York Air Nation…

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by Kathy Reakes