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Long Island Woman Killed After Being Hit By Mercedes-Benz Driven By Husband, Police Say Long Island Woman Killed After Being Hit By Mercedes-Benz Driven By Husband, Police Say
Long Island Woman Killed After Being Hit By Mercedes-Benz Driven By Husband, Police Say A Long Island woman walking home was killed after she was struck by a Mercedes-Benz driven by her husband, who was backing out of the driveway, police say. It happened at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2 in Fort Salonga, Suffolk County Police said. After walking her grandchild to the bus stop, Nancy Richard, 79,  was returning to her home on Concord Drive when she was struck by a 2015 Mercedes S550, driven by her husband, Peter Richard, who was backing out of their driveway, according to police. Nancy Richard was transported to Huntington Hospital where she was pronounced dead…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Falls Into Abandoned Cesspool Long Island Man Falls Into Abandoned Cesspool
Long Island Man Falls Into Abandoned Cesspool An elderly man took a precipitous fall down a 10-foot cesspool over the weekend on Long Island, suffering minor injuries, police said. First responders were dispatched to Church Street in Patchogue shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The 82-year-old man was reportedly walking on the property when he fell down he abandoned 10-foot cesspool, prompting a response from local paramedics and county police. After being helped out of the cesspool, the man was transported by an ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue for …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV
Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV A Long Island man has been seriously injured after being struck by an SUV, according to police. Detectives with the Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad say the driver of a 2012 Nissan Rogue was heading northbound on Coates Avenue when the vehicle struck a pedestrian in the road in front of 1135 Coates Avenue in Holbrook on Monday, Nov. 4 around 6:15 p.m. The pedestrian, identified as Joseph Zuniga, 31, of Oyster Bay, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital via Holbrook Ambulance for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police say. The driver, identified as Hally…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Two Injured When 86-Year-Old Man Drives Into West Islip Insurance Business Two Injured When 86-Year-Old Man Drives Into West Islip Insurance Business
Two Injured When 86-Year-Old Man Drives Into West Islip Insurance Business An 86-year-old man and his 82-year-old wife received minor injuries when the man drove his vehicle into the front of an insurance store in West Islip. The incident took place around 2:40 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1, when the man, driving a Subaru Forrester, drove into the front of the Hometown Insurance building located at 632 Union Blvd., said the Suffolk County Police. The couple was rescued by West Islip firefighters under the command of Chief Kevin Parrett. The crews had to use hydraulic tools to remove the storefront from the vehicle to extricate the trapped occupants, the West Islip Fire D…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
LI Bicyclist Doing 'Wheelie' Critically Injured After Being Struck By Van, Thrown Onto Car LI Bicyclist Doing 'Wheelie' Critically Injured After Being Struck By Van, Thrown Onto Car
LI Bicyclist Doing 'Wheelie' Critically Injured After Being Struck By Van, Thrown Onto Car A bicyclist doing a "wheelie" at a busy intersection on Long Island was critically injured after being struck by a van and then thrown onto a car, police said. It had late in the evening in Suffolk on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Baywood. Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating a crash that critically injured a bicyclist in Baywood last night. An adult male was riding a BMX bicycle eastbound on Pine Aire Drive, near Garfield Avenue, when he performed a wheelie in the middle of the roadway at approximately 10:38 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. The bicyclist was …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Critically Injured After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Long Island Woman Critically Injured After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Long Island
Woman Critically Injured After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Long Island A woman suffered critical injuries after being hit by a pickup truck on Long Island. It happened around 10:15 a.m.  Friday, Sept. 13, in Mineola, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the woman was crossing the street eastbound on Mineola Boulevard. at 2nd Street when she was struck by a 2004 Dodge Ram, which was making the left turn from 2nd Street.  The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.  The woman suffered multiple injuries and was transported to a local hospital where she is in critical condition. The investigation is ongoing. Check back to Dai…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge ID Released For West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge
ID Released For West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge The identity of the West Point cadet candidate who was killed in a cliff-diving accident has been released. The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 in the Town of Hunter in Greene County, New York. Troopers responded to a 911 call of an unresponsive man at a routinely frequented cliff diving location known as Fawn’s Leap, off Route 23A. The man has now been ID'd as Benjamin K. Bochtler, 20, of Bellevue, Nebraska, who enlisted in the Army as a drone operator in 2016. An investigation revealed Bochtler was hanging onto a rock ledge, when a portion of the rock broke …

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by Joe Lombardi
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West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge
West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge Click here for an updated story: ID Released For West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge A United States Military Academy Prep School cadet candidate was killed in a cliff-diving accident that occurred in the region, the New York State Police said. The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 in the Town of Hunter in Greene County, New York. Troopers responded to a 911 call of an unresponsive man at a routinely frequented cliff diving location known as Fawn’s Leap, off Route 23A. An investigation revealed, the victim was hanging onto a …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Airlifted To Hospital After Hitting Head In Massapequa Pool 16-Year-Old Airlifted To Hospital After Hitting Head In Massapequa Pool
16-Year-Old Airlifted To Hospital After Hitting Head In Massapequa Pool A 16-year-old was airlifted to the hospital after hitting his head in a backyard pool at a home on Long Island. It happened in Massapequa around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, Nassau County Police said. Officers responded to a report of a boy who was injured while diving into a pool and hitting his head on the bottom.  Upon police arrival, officers observed the victim lying by the side of the pool after his friends pulled him out. The victim was responsive but unable to move his body, police said. The victim suffered a serious injury to his neck, back and head, police said. Nassau…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Worker Injured After Fall Into 20,000-Pound Vat Of Chocolate In Commack Worker Injured After Fall Into 20,000-Pound Vat Of Chocolate In Commack
Worker Injured After Fall Into 20,000-Pound Vat Of Chocolate In Commack A worker was injured when he fell into a vat of chocolate at Simply Nature Foods in Commack. The incident took place around 12:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, at the business at 74 Mall Drive, said the Suffolk County Police. The 37-year-old Hauppauge man was attempting to add ingredients into a 20,000-pound tank of chocolate when he fell into the vat, said the Suffolk County Police. He was taken by Commack Rescue Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of minor injuries, police said.

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by Kathy Reakes