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Car Veers Into Water, Hits Bicyclist In Long Island Accident: Police
A Long Island accident has left one injured when his bicycle was hit by a woman’s car before driving into the water, police said.
It happened on Thursday, July 13 at approximately 9:50 a.m. in Massapequa, according to Nassau County Police.
A 70-year-old man was riding his bicycle, crossing south on North Linden Street, when he was hit by a 2022 grey Buick suburban.
The SUV was traveling east on North Linden Street. After striking the bicyclist, the car swerved off the road into a small body of water nearby, police said.
Authorities reported that the Buick driver, a 74-year-old woman, …
40-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Copiague Crash
A bicyclist was seriously injured during a crash with a car on Long Island.
The crash took place in Copiague around 6:20 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30 at the intersection of Dixon Avenue with Volta Street.
According to Suffolk County Police, Isaac Flores, age 29, of Long Island City, was driving a 2015 Hyundai Sonata westbound on Dixon Avenue when the vehicle struck a man on a bicycle who rode across his lane of traffic at the intersection of Volta Street.
The bicyclist, Alexis Espinal-Cepeda, age 40, of Copiague, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip f…
Man In Serious Condition After Being Hit By SUV On Long Island
A man is in serious condition after being hit by an SUV while riding his bike on Long Island.
The incident took place in Seaford around 8:15 p.m., Thursday, April 28 on Sunrise Highway.
According to Nassau County detectives, the male bicyclist, age 54, crossing Sunrise Highway at Washington Avenue, was struck by a 2004 Nissan Pathfinder.
As a result of the collision, the man suffered multiple trauma injuries and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. He is listed in serious condition, police said.
The driver of the vehicle, age 47, remained at the scene and was not&n…
24-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Crash Between Car, Bicycle At Long Island Intersection
A bicyclist was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a car after riding through a green light at a busy Long Island intersection, police said.
Port Jefferson Station resident Mary Passaro, age 73, was driving a 2020 Hyundai on Old Town Road, at the intersection of Boyle Road in Terryville, when the bicyclist failed to yield the right of way to her vehicle, which had a green light, at 5:37 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, according to Suffolk County Police
The bicyclist, Carl Boucicault, Jr., 24, of Centereach, was struck by Passaro’s Hyundai, causing him serious injuries, police…
Long Island Woman, 20, Charged With DWI After Hitting Bicyclist, Police Say
A 20-year-old Long Island woman was charged with DWI after she allegedly left the roadway and struck a bicyclist before crashing on Easter Day.
Alexis Hubbard, of Greenport, was arrested around 2 p.m., Sunday, April 4, at the scene of the crash on Route 48 near Albertson Lane, in Southhold, said the Southhold Police.
Hubbard was traveling westbound on Route 48 in a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country when she left the roadway striking a bicyclist, she then accelerated forward striking another vehicle before hitting an embankment and overturning, police said.
Hubbard was determined t…
Long Island Woman Critically Injured In Crash Between Bicycle, Car, Police Say
Police are investigating a crash that critically injured a 51-year-old bicyclist who was struck from behind by a car on Long Island.
The incident happened at approximately 9 a.m. on Wednesday Aug. 26, in Smithtown, Suffolk County Police said.
The driver of the striking vehicle, 25-year-old Lizzie VanDerschraft of Stony Brook, was uninjured, police said.
She was driving northbound on Edgewood Avenue, east of Landing Avenue, when she struck the bicyclist, according to police.
The identity of the injured bicyclist is being withheld pending the notification of her family. She …