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LI Expressway Closure Details: Farmingville Woman Critically Injured In Fiery Holtsville Crash LI Expressway Closure Details: Farmingville Woman Critically Injured In Fiery Holtsville Crash
LI Expressway Closure Details: Farmingville Woman Critically Injured In Fiery Holtsville Crash A woman was critically Injured in a fiery crash that caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of the Long Island Expressway on Monday, Jan. 16. It happened one the westbound side in Holtsville at approximately 12:05 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16. The was driving a 2002 Jeep Liberty  approximately a half-mile from Exit 62 when the vehicle struck the center median, flipped on its side, and caught fire, Suffolk County Police said.  Multiple good Samaritans flipped the car right side up and extracted the woman, who was getting burned, from the vehicle and over …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Long Island Expressway Stretch Reopens After Crash In Suffolk County Long Island Expressway Stretch Reopens After Crash In Suffolk County
Long Island Expressway Stretch Reopens After Crash In Suffolk County New update: LI Expressway Closure Details: Farmingville Woman Critically Injured In Fiery Holtsville Crash This story has been updated. A stretch of the Long Island Expressway has reopened after a serious crash. The closure, reported early Monday afternoon, Jan. 16, was on the westbound side in Suffolk County at Exit 62. The lanes remained closed for more than two hours during an accident investigation. At around 3:30 p.m., Suffolk County Police announced three lanes had reopened. The HOV lane remains closed. The crash reportedly involved an overturned car, which then caught on fir…

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by Daily Voice
Obituaries
16-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Crash Had 'Passion For Life,' Aspired To Join Air Force 16-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Crash Had 'Passion For Life,' Aspired To Join Air Force
16-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Crash Had 'Passion For Life,' Aspired To Join Air Force Support is rising for the family of a 16-year-old girl who was killed in a single-vehicle crash near a Long Island intersection that left three other teens hospitalized. Angelia Dominguez, of Seaford, died Sunday, Jan. 8, from injuries suffered in the crash, which occurred at around 3:30 a.m. in Old Brookville on Chicken Valley Road, according to Nassau County Police. Earlier Report: ID Released For 16-Year-Old Seaford Girl Killed In Old Brookville Crash Investigators said Dominguez was driving a 2008 Nissan westbound on Chicken Valley Road when she lost control and struck a tree nea…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old Killed In Overnight Mount Sinai Crash 33-Year-Old Killed In Overnight Mount Sinai Crash
33-Year-Old Killed In Overnight Mount Sinai Crash Police are investigating a fatal overnight crash near an intersection in a residential Long Island neighborhood. It happened just before 1:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30 in Mount Sinai. A 33-year-old man was driving a 2007 Mazda pickup truck westbound on Canal Road when the vehicle left the roadway at Griffin Drive and crashed, Suffolk County Police said. The driver, identified as Joseph Berendowski Jr., of Mount Sinai, was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to call the&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Crash Causes Closure Of Stretch Of Sunrise Highway In West Islip, Police Report Crash Causes Closure Of Stretch Of Sunrise Highway In West Islip, Police Report
Crash Causes Closure Of Stretch Of Sunrise Highway In West Islip, Police Report A stretch of Sunrise Highway (Route 27) was closed while police investigated a crash. The Suffolk County Police Department reported that officers responded to a crash in West Islip shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27. SCPD said the westbound highway was closed between Exits 41 and 42, and it reopened as of 3:50 p.m. A victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police reported. Police have not provided details about how many vehicles were involved. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
ID Released For 18-Year-Old Male Passenger Killed In Triple-Fatal Holtsville Crash ID Released For 18-Year-Old Male Passenger Killed In Triple-Fatal Holtsville Crash
ID Released For 18-Year-Old Male Passenger Killed In Triple-Fatal Holtsville Crash The identity has been released for a third teenager killed in an overnight crash on a Long Island roadway. It happened at around 9:45 p.m. in Holtsville. A 16-year-old Holtsville resident was driving a 2009 Infinity G37 northbound on Nicolls Road with a female and a male passenger, when the vehicle left the roadway by Division Street and crashed into a wooded area, Suffolk County Police said. The driver, identified as Cem Gunes, passenger Taylor Beltramini, age 17, of Moriches, and a male passenger now ID's as Landon Kromhout Auditore, age 18, of Mastic, were pronounced…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Teen Driver, 2 Passengers Killed In Overnight Holtsville Crash Teen Driver, 2 Passengers Killed In Overnight Holtsville Crash
Teen Driver, 2 Passengers Killed In Overnight Holtsville Crash Updated story: ID Released For 18-Year-Old Male Passenger Killed In Triple-Fatal Holtsville Crash Police are investigating an overnight crash near a Long Island intersection that killed three teens. It happened at around 9:45 p.m. in Holtsville. A 16-year-old Holtsville resident was driving a 2009 Infinity G37 northbound on Nicolls Road with a female and a male passenger, when the vehicle left the roadway by Division Street and crashed into a wooded area, Suffolk County Police said. The driver, identified as Cem Gunes, passenger Taylor Beltramini, age 17, of Moriches, …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
ID Released For 19-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash ID Released For 19-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash
ID Released For 19-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash Police have identified a 19-year-old Long Island man killed in a chain-reaction crash. Nasir Reid, of Lynbrook, was killed on Tuesday, Nov. 29 during a three-vehicle crash in Lynbrook, said the Nassau County Police. According to Nassau County Police, Reid was driving a 2009 BMW southbound on Ocean Avenue when it hit a Nissan Pathfinder. The Pathfinder, occupied by the 57-year-old male driver and a female passenger, age 51, was traveling northeast at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Peninsula Boulevard, police said. Earlier report: 19-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Cr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Pole, Trees On Wantagh Parkway In Hempstead Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Pole, Trees On Wantagh Parkway In Hempstead
Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Pole, Trees On Wantagh Parkway In Hempstead A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Long Island overnight. It happened around 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 on the southbound Wantagh State Parkway near Exit 4 in the town of Hempstead. Preliminary investigation revealed, a 2005 Ford Mustang, driven by Gaetano Decrescenzo, age 68, of New Hyde Park, was traveling southbound on the parkway in the right lane, New York State Police said. Decrescenzo’s vehicle then left the roadway onto the right shoulder where it struck a light pole and then continued into the woods striking several trees, according to police. Decrescenzo was pronoun…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Students At Syracuse University, UAlbany Driving Home For Thanksgiving Killed In Head-On Crash Students At Syracuse University, UAlbany Driving Home For Thanksgiving Killed In Head-On Crash
Students At Syracuse University, UAlbany Driving Home For Thanksgiving Killed In Head-On Crash Two New York college students who were heading home for Thanksgiving were killed in a fiery crash that left a third person with life-threatening injuries. Emergency crews in Columbia County were called at around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, with reports of a serious crash on State Route 9H in the town Ghent, near the Columbia County Airport. When deputies arrived, they found one of the vehicles fully engulfed in flames, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said. The 19-year-old driver of the burning car, Michael Shepherd, of Brooklyn, was pulled out by deputies with the help of another drive…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Melville Woman Airlifted To Hospital After 2-Vehicle Crash In Huntington Station 22-Year-Old Melville Woman Airlifted To Hospital After 2-Vehicle Crash In Huntington Station
22-Year-Old Melville Woman Airlifted To Hospital After 2-Vehicle Crash In Huntington Station A 22-year-old woman suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island. The crash happened in Huntington Station at about 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. SCPD said a Melville woman was driving a 2021 Honda and attempted to make a left turn from southbound Schiller Avenue onto East Jericho Turnpike when a 2022 BMW that was westbound on East Jericho Turnpike struck the Honda. The woman who drove the Honda was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital via Suffolk County Police helicopter with serious but non-life-threatening in…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
61-Year-Old Man Injured In Head-On Crash On Long Island 61-Year-Old Man Injured In Head-On Crash On Long Island
61-Year-Old Man Injured In Head-On Crash On Long Island A 61-year-old man is recovering following a head-on car crash on Long Island that sent two people to the hospital. Nassau County Police were called just before 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, with reports of a serious crash in Bethpage, at Hempstead Turnpike and Stewart Avenue. Investigators said the man was heading northbound on Stewart Avenue in a Subaru Crosstrek when he crossed into the southbound lane and struck a Kia Sorento that was stopped at the traffic light head on. The man suffered injuries to his head and was taken to a hospital for treatment.  A 49-year-old woman in the other …

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by Michael Mashburn