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New Update: Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Box Truck At Long Island Intersection
A bicyclist was killed in a crash involving a box truck overnight on Long Island.
It happened around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 in Copiague.
Richard Zabielski, 67, of East Meadow, was driving the 1998 Chevrolet box truck southbound on Great Neck Road when the vehicle struck the bicyclist who was crossing Great Neck Road at the intersection of Railroad Avenue, Suffolk County Police said.
The bicyclist, Jose Torres-Fuentes, 43, of Copiague, was pinned under the carriage of the box truck and was extricated by members of the Copiague Fire Department, according to police.
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Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Box Truck At Long Island Intersection
A bicyclist was killed in a crash involving a box truck overnight on Long Island.
It happened around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 in Copiague.
Richard Zabielski, 67, of East Meadow, was driving the 1998 Chevrolet box truck southbound on Great Neck Road when the vehicle struck the bicyclist who was crossing Great Neck Road at the intersection of Railroad Avenue, Suffolk County Police said.
The bicyclist, Jose Torres-Fuentes, 43, of Copiague, was pinned under the carriage of the box truck and was extricated by members of the Copiague Fire Department, according to police.
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One Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash
One person was killed and another and seriously injured in a single-vehicle Long Island crash.
It happened around 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23 in West Babylon.
Dennis Markey, 47, of Bay Shore, and Marcus Pitts, 35, of Freeport, were heading southbound in a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer on Wellwood Avenue, passing the entrance of St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries, when the driver lost control of the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.
The Chevrolet crashed through a fence and overturned several times on the cemetery property before coming to a stop near the roadway, according to…
Nassau County Man Struck, Killed By Minivan In Suffolk
A man from Nassau County was killed after being hit by a minivan in Suffolk County.
It happened at about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Copiague, Suffolk County Police said.
Nicole Campay, 40, of Lindenhurst, was driving a 2012 Chrysler Town & Country eastbound on Oak Street, east of Great Neck Road, when the vehicle struck the pedestrian who stepped into the roadway.
The pedestrian, Wojtek Brajczewski, 61, of Wantagh, was transported via Copiague Rescue to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead. Campay was not injured.
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