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Wheatley Heights Man, 23, Dies When Car Crashes Into 18-Wheeler On NJ Turnpike: Troopers Wheatley Heights Man, 23, Dies When Car Crashes Into 18-Wheeler On NJ Turnpike: Troopers
Wheatley Heights Man, 23, Dies When Car Crashes Into 18-Wheeler On NJ Turnpike: Troopers A Long Island man was killed when his car crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. Donald Butler of Wheatley Heights, died in the crash in Westampton Township on Tuesday, Oct. 15, a New Jersey State Police spokesperson said.  Troopers responded to the northbound side of the turnpike near milepost 43.9 at around 9:56 p.m. The crash happened just south of Exit 5, which is the interchange for Burlington-Mount Holly Road. Investigators said Butler was driving a Mercedes-Benz E400 when his car struck the back of a Fre…
ID Released For Man Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash ID Released For Man Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash
ID Released For Man Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash The identity has been released of a man killed in a chain-reaction crash on Long Island. It happened just after 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25,  in Lynbrook. Nassau County Police said a 70-year-old man was operating a white 2018 Nissan Sentra as an Uber driver with a 26-year-old male passenger westbound on Sunrise Highway when he struck a white 2012 Audi operated by a 37-year-old man traveling westbound at Atlantic Avenue. The 2012 Audi collided with a 2011 Freightliner Party bus operated by a 38-year-old man. The Nissan Sentra driver suffered severe injuries and was transported to a lo…
New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1 New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1
New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1 This story has been updated. Traffic on a busy highway in Westchester was backed up for hours as crews worked to clean up the site of a tractor-trailer rollover that sent one person to the hospital. The rollover happened on Wednesday morning, Nov. 29 around 6 a.m. on I-287 near mile marker 4.2 between Exit 8 in White Plains and Exit 7 in North White Plains, New York State Police said. According to authorities, a Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by a 63-year-old Florida man was traveling east on the highway when it was involved in a sideswipe collision with a Volkswagon sedan d…
Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On  Long Island: Police Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On  Long Island: Police
Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On Long Island: Police A man has been apprehended for leaving the scene after driving his delivery truck into a school bus and seven other cars, injuring multiple adults and children, police said. On Thursday, May 25 at approximately 6:45 a.m., a delivery truck driver (operated by 56-year-old Maxwell Taylor), collided with multiple vehicles in East Meadow and North Bellmore, including a school bus, according to the Nassau County police. Taylor, a resident of Amsterdam, was driving in the Freightliner tractor-truck, going southbound on Newbridge Road near Falcon Street, when his truck’s side mirror struck a scho…
Truck Driver Flees After Southern State Crash In Hempstead Sends 2 To Hospital, Police Say Truck Driver Flees After Southern State Crash In Hempstead Sends 2 To Hospital, Police Say
Truck Driver Flees After Southern State Crash In Hempstead Sends 2 To Hospital, Police Say A 37-year-old tractor-trailer driver is facing charges after he allegedly fled the scene following an early-morning crash on the Southern State Parkway that sent two people to the hospital. Troopers were called just before 4 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, with reports that a tractor-trailer had struck the Eagle Avenue overpass in Hempstead, state police said. Investigators determined that Jose De La Rosa-Martinez was driving westbound in a 2009 Freightliner when it struck the overpass, sparking a chain-reaction crash. #BreakingNews: The westbound side of the #SouthernStateParkway is closed …
Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Brentwood Crash Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Brentwood Crash
Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Brentwood Crash A man was killed after his vehicle collided with a truck on Long Island. The victim was riding a 2020 Suzuki motorcycle around 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, in Brentwood near Wicks Road when the crash occurred. An investigation found that Wayne Smith, age 47, of Brentwood, lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a southbound 2020 Freightliner truck, said the Suffolk County Police. Smith was taken via ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the truck, Misael Jiminez, age 63, of Islip, was not injured. T…
Long Island Man Killed In Crash After Running Stop Sign, Police Say Long Island Man Killed In Crash After Running Stop Sign, Police Say
Long Island Man Killed In Crash After Running Stop Sign, Police Say A Long Island man was killed during a crash with a dump truck after allegedly running a stop sign. The crash took place around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, in Suffolk County at the intersection of Horton and Reeves avenues in Riverhead, police said. According to the Riverhead Police, Patrick Welby age 85, of Calverton, was driving a 2017 Buick SUV when it was hit by the 1998 Freightliner dump truck driven by Christopher Watts, age 26, of Wading River. Police said the dump truck was traveling northbound on Horton Avenue going through the intersection when the SUV apparently failed to stop at …
Woman Killed In Upstate Crash Involving Long Island Man Woman Killed In Upstate Crash Involving Long Island Man
Woman Killed In Upstate Crash Involving Long Island Man A Long Island driver was involved in a fatal crash in upstate New York. At approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, New York State Police troopers responded to a crash on I-90 in Albany between the westbound exit 24 and exit 25. Police said that Nassau County resident Jesus Estivente, age 28, of Uniondale, was driving a 2021 Freightliner tractor-trailer when he attempted to change lanes. As the truck moved from the center lane to the left lane, it crossed the rumble strips and Estivente overcorrected, causing the vehicle to lose control, police said. The tractor-trailer then drove thro…
Nassau County Man Critically Injured in Long Island Expressway Crash, Police Say Nassau County Man Critically Injured in Long Island Expressway Crash, Police Say
Nassau County Man Critically Injured in Long Island Expressway Crash, Police Say A Nassau County man was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash early Friday, July 9, on a stretch of the Long Island Expressway in Suffolk County. The Suffolk County Police Department reported that the crash happened shortly after 3 a.m. west of Exit 56 in Hauppauge.  Police said Derrick Louis, age 24, of Westbury, was eastbound in a Nissan Altima when his car struck the back of a Freightliner box truck. The Altima then went off the road into the woods, and then struck a tree. Louis was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital and was listed in critical condition, according to poli…
ID Released For 38-Year-Old Killed In I-87 Crash Involving Westchester Resident ID Released For 38-Year-Old Killed In I-87 Crash Involving Westchester Resident
ID Released For 38-Year-Old Killed In I-87 Crash Involving Westchester Resident State Police have identified the driver of a tractor-trailer killed in a crash on I-87 in Rockland County. Victor M. Naula Lopez, age 38, of Whitestone, Queens, was killed around 5 a.m., Friday, March 12, on I-87 in Ramapo, said Trooper Tara McCormick. During the crash, Lopez was operating a 2018 Peterbilt tractor-trailer northbound on I-87, in the middle lane when a 2021 Toyota sideswiped the tractor-trailer, causing it to spin out and strike a 2011 Freightliner Semi, driven by Celso A. Lopez, age 56, of New Rochelle. Lopez was uninjured, McCormick said. The Peterbilt tractor-trailer ove…
Man Killed After Being Struck By Box Truck On Busy Long Island Street Man Killed After Being Struck By Box Truck On Busy Long Island Street
Man Killed After Being Struck By Box Truck On Busy Long Island Street A person was killed after being struck by a truck on a busy Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 5 in Hempstead. A 45-year-old man was operating a Freightliner box truck traveling northbound in the right lane, when the truck struck a man walking west on the roadway in front of 38 North Franklin St., Nassau County Police said.  The victim suffered multiple trauma injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The operator of the truck was not injured. The victim’s identity has not yet been released. The investigation into the c…
Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In NJ Crash That Killed Suffolk Man Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In NJ Crash That Killed Suffolk Man
Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In NJ Crash That Killed Suffolk Man A chain-reaction crash on the NJ Turnpike that claimed the life of a Long Island man was caused by a Seattle truck driver, said New Jersey State Police, who charged him with vehicular homicide. Stefan (Stephen) Shipinkoski, 22, remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail on death-by-auto and assault-by-auto charges following his arrest Wednesday. Shipinkoski was driving a Freightliner box truck in Ridgefield, New Jersey that rear-ended a Nissan Altima, igniting the chain-reaction crash on the Turnpike’s southbound western spur just after 2 p.m. Saturday, NJ State Police Trooper Alejand…