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23-Year-Old From Deer Park Shot In Broad Daylight Outside Wyandanch Shop 23-Year-Old From Deer Park Shot In Broad Daylight Outside Wyandanch Shop
23-Year-Old From Deer Park Shot In Broad Daylight Outside Wyandanch Shop An investigation is underway after a shooting in broad daylight outside a Long Island business. It happened just before 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in Wyandanch. A 23-year-old Deer Park man was outside of an autobody shop located at 366 Long Island Ave. when he was approached by a man on foot and shot twice, according to Suffolk County Police. The victim ran to a friend’s house on Lakewood Street, and 911 was called at 3:53 p.m. The shooter fled on foot westbound on Long Island Avenue. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of serious but not life-threat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Video Shows Moment Drunk Driver Crashes On Long Island, Killing His Brother, DA Says Video Shows Moment Drunk Driver Crashes On Long Island, Killing His Brother, DA Says
Video Shows Moment Drunk Driver Crashes On Long Island, Killing His Brother, DA Says A night of drinking ended with a Long Island man crashing head-on into another car, killing his own brother, prosecutors allege. Carlos Sanchez-Benitez, age 44, of Wyandanch, was arraigned on nearly a dozen charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, in Suffolk County on Thursday, Oct. 5. According to prosecutors, Sanchez-Benitez got behind the wheel shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 16, after drinking alcohol at a deli. He was driving his 2016 Honda CRV westbound on Long Island Avenue in Wyandanch when he crossed over the centerline into oncoming traffic and struck another ve…

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by Michael Mashburn
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1 Killed, 3 Hospitalized In Crash Near Wyandanch Intersection 1 Killed, 3 Hospitalized In Crash Near Wyandanch Intersection
1 Killed, 3 Hospitalized In Crash Near Wyandanch Intersection One person was killed and three others hospitalized after a crash near a Long Island intersection. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, July 16 in Wyandanch. A 44-year-old Wyandanch man was driving a 2016 Honda CRV westbound on Long Island Avenue when his vehicle collided with an eastbound 2021 Toyota Camry, driven a 30-year-old Wheatley Heights woman, Suffolk County Police said. The Wyandanch man's brother, the passenger in the CRV, Jose Sanchez Benitez, age 62, of Wyandanch, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Person Struck, Killed By Train Near LIRR Station Person Struck, Killed By Train Near LIRR Station
Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Lirr Station A person is dead after being struck by a Long Island Rail Road train. The incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, west of the Wyandanch station, near the intersection of Long Island Avenue and Straight Path. In a post on Twitter, the MTA said service on the Ronkonkoma Branch was suspended in both directions east of Farmingdale due to a person on the tracks being struck by a train at Wyandanch. Emergency crews found the victim dead at the scene, an MTA spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The victim was on the tracks illegally and was struck by an eastbound train, the spo…

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by Michael Mashburn
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24-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Wyandanch Crash 24-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Wyandanch Crash
24-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Wyandanch Crash Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle Long Island crash. It happened just after 11 a.m. Monday, March 21 in Wyandanch. Matthew J. Grinvalsky, age 24, of Lindenhurst, was riding a 1985 Honda motorcycle eastbound on Long Island Avenue when he collided with a 2006 Ford pickup truck being driven by a 52-year-old Wyandanch woman, who was attempting to make a left turn from Lake Drive to westbound Long Island Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. Grinvalsky was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, said police. The…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Trio Nabbed For Long Island Gas Station Robberies Trio Nabbed For Long Island Gas Station Robberies
Trio Nabbed For Long Island Gas Station Robberies Three men who allegedly robbed two Long Island gas stations on Christmas Day have been apprehended, police announced. Devonte Burgess and Shaquawn Humphrey, both of Wyandanch, entered the Shell gas station, located at 170 Bay Shore Road in North Babylon at approximately 10:40 a.m. Friday, Dec. 25, Suffolk County Police said. One of the suspects displayed a knife and demanded cigarettes and cash, according to police. The employee complied with their demands.  A third man, Fleeton Allen, 53, of Huntington Station, waited in a red Dodge minivan, according to police. Burg…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Charged After Driving With 58 License Suspensions, Police Say Long Island Man Charged After Driving With 58 License Suspensions, Police Say
Long Island Man Charged After Driving With 58 License Suspensions, Police Say A Long Island man who police say drove with more than 50 license suspensions has been charged. Officers from the Highway Patrol SITE (Suffolk Intensified Traffic Enforcement) team say they initiated a traffic stop on a 2005 Dodge pickup truck on Long Island Avenue in Wyandanch on Thursday, Sept. 12 around 10 a.m. after observing that the vehicle was missing an inspection sticker. Further investigation and a check with the DMV revealed that the license of the driver, identified as Ramon Guevara-Reyes, 28, of Brentwood, had been suspended a total of 58 times on 10 dates, police say. Guevara-…

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by Valerie Musson