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44-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck By Car While Working On Pickup Truck On Blue Point Road 44-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck By Car While Working On Pickup Truck On Blue Point Road
44-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck By Car While Working On Pickup Truck On Blue Point Road A man who was working on a pickup truck on a Long Island roadway was killed after being struck by a car. It happened around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Blue Point. A 54-year-old East Patchogue woman was driving a 2009 Hyundai Elantra southbound on Kennedy Avenue near Pine Street when the vehicle struck a man working on a 2006 Dodge Ram parked on the northbound side of the road. The man, Oscar Lopez-Machado, age 44, of Centereach, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  The driver of…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fatal Crash: 63-Year-Old From Farmingdale ID'd As Victim In West Babylon Fatal Crash: 63-Year-Old From Farmingdale ID'd As Victim In West Babylon
Fatal Crash: 63-Year-Old From Farmingdale ID'd As Victim In West Babylon A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Long Island. It happened around 12:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, in West Babylon, when the victim was driving a 2023 Hyundai Elantra northbound on Great East Neck Road at Railroad Avenue.  The car veered into the southbound lanes, crossed all lanes, and struck bushes and trees on the side of the roadway, according to Suffolk County Police. Thomas Parietti, age 63, of Farmingdale, was transported to Good Samaritan Universal Hospital in West Babylon, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Detectives believe Parietti suffered a medic…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Accused Of Striking, Seriously Injuring Man In Holbrook Hit-Run Crash Woman Accused Of Striking, Seriously Injuring Man In Holbrook Hit-Run Crash
Woman Accused Of Striking, Seriously Injuring Man In Holbrook Hit-Run Crash A 71-year-old woman was arrested and accused of hitting a man with her car on Long Island and leaving the scene of the crash. The crash happened on North Ocean Avenue in Holbrook at about 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, the Suffolk County Police Department said. SCPD said Pauline Ross was driving a 2020 Hyundai Elantra south when the car struck a 50-year-old Medford man who was walking in the roadway. The man was hospitalized for serious, non-life-threatening injuries, police said. After the crash, Ross continued to drive away from the scene, authorities said. A witness followed R…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Pellet Gun Shootings Could Be Related To TikTok Challenge Long Island Pellet Gun Shootings Could Be Related To TikTok Challenge
Long Island Pellet Gun Shootings Could Be Related To TikTok Challenge Police on Long Island are investigating whether a series of pellet gun shootings that injured at least one young girl are related to a TikTok challenge.  In the challenge, people are encouraged to fire soluble gel beads from airsoft guns at pedestrians and other vehicles on the roadway. On Long Island, there have been at least six incidents of people being shot at with pellet guns, law enforcement officials confirmed. In Nassau County, there have been four such incidents including one in Wantagh, one in Levittown, and two in Massapequa, police said.  No one was injured…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Girl Injured In Pellet Gun Shooting At Suffolk County Shopping Center Girl Injured In Pellet Gun Shooting At Suffolk County Shopping Center
Girl Injured In Pellet Gun Shooting At Suffolk County Shopping Center Police are investigating a pellet gun shooting that injured a child at a Long Island shopping plaza. The incident happened around 5:20 p.m. on Presidents' Day, Monday, Feb. 21 in Deer Park. A 12-year-old girl was walking in the parking lot of the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park when she was struck by a pellet fired from an airsoft gun by a person in a passing vehicle, Suffolk County Police said. The girl was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Following an investigation, it was determined the same vehicle was invo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Photos Of Suspect's Vehicle Released After Woman Walking On Long Island Trail Attacked By Man Photos Of Suspect's Vehicle Released After Woman Walking On Long Island Trail Attacked By Man
Photos Of Suspect's Vehicle Released After Woman Walking On Long Island Trail Attacked By Man Authorities have released photos of a car driven by a person of interest in the case of a woman who was attacked by a man while she was walking on a Long Island trail. The incident happened on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at approximately 11:30 a.m. in Port Jefferson Station. The 54-year-old woman was walking on Greenway Trail, approximately one-quarter mile from the eastern entrance when the man tackled her from behind, Suffolk County Police said. The woman was knocked to the ground and the man put his hand over her mouth and made comments that were sexual in nature, according to police. The man fle…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Killed, Three Others Injured In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash Woman Killed, Three Others Injured In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash
Woman Killed, Three Others Injured In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash A woman was killed and three others injured, one seriously, in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island. It happened on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at approximately 11:45 a.m. in Central Islip. A 2013 Hyundai Elantra was traveling eastbound on West Suffolk Avenue when the driver of the vehicle veered to the side of the road and struck the rear end of a parked flatbed truck, Suffolk County Police said. The woman, who has not yet been identified by police, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead, according to police.  Three men were taken to the sam…

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by Joe Lombardi