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Former NY Rep Paralyzed After Horse Accident Receiving Treatment In NJ: Report Former NY Rep Paralyzed After Horse Accident Receiving Treatment In NJ: Report
Former NY Rep Paralyzed After Horse Accident Receiving Treatment In NJ: Report Former New York Congressman Michael Grimm has been left paralyzed from the chest down after a severe horse-riding accident during a polo tournament, and is being treated in New Jersey, CBS News reports citing a friend of Grimm's.  Grimm, age 54, was thrown from his horse in September and is now undergoing treatment at the renowned Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, which has locations in West Orange, Saddle Brook, Chester, and Marlton.  Headquartered in West Orange, Kessler is where actor Christopher Reeve was treated following a similar accident in 1995, and was…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Aspiring Nurse On Life Support, Funeral Set For Second Teen In Double Fatal West Babylon Crash Aspiring Nurse On Life Support, Funeral Set For Second Teen In Double Fatal West Babylon Crash
Aspiring Nurse On Life Support, Funeral Set For Second Teen In Double Fatal West Babylon Crash Four teenagers are fighting for their lives following a crash on Long Island that killed one driver and claimed the life of a recent high school graduate. New, updated story - Girl Becomes 3rd Fatality From Crash In Which Driver Ran Red Light In West Babylon: Police The wreck happened in West Babylon, just after 1 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Suffolk County Police said a Kia sedan was heading eastbound on Railroad Avenue when it ran a red light at the intersection of Great East Neck Road and slammed into a Kia SUV. Earlier Report: 2 Killed, 4 Severely Injured In Crash At West Babylon…

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by Michael Mashburn & Joe Lombardi
News
Alleged Hit-Run Biker Who Left 18-Year-Old NY College Student In Coma Enters Plea Alleged Hit-Run Biker Who Left 18-Year-Old NY College Student In Coma Enters Plea
Alleged Hit-Run Biker Who Left 18-Year-Old NY College Student In Coma Enters Plea The man accused of hitting a University at Albany student from Long Island with his dirt bike, leaving her in a medically induced coma, formally responded to the charges against him. Albany County resident Austin Breyette, age 25, of Watervliet, pleaded not guilty to assault and related charges on Monday, June 3, stemming from an alleged hit-and-run crash that seriously injured UAlbany freshman Alexa Kropf. The 18-year-old Kropf, a Long Island native from Floral Park, was struck just blocks from the UAlbany campus at around midnight Saturday, April 27. Earlier Report: Hit-Run Leaves…

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by Michael Mashburn