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23-Year-Old Hit, Killed By Lirr Train In Sayville
A 23-year-old Long Island man was killed after he was struck by a Long Island Railroad train.
According to David Steckel with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Christopher Reitzel, of Medford, was hit by LIRR Train 64 at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, west of the Sayville Train station when he was on the tracks without authorization.
EMS transported Reitzel to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, MTA said.
Following the incident, LIRR said the Montauk Branch service was suspended between Oakdale and Sayville until 12:20 p.m.
No criminality is suspected.&nbs…
Support For Lirr Engineer, Dad With Months To Live Swells
The Long Island community has come together to support a father of five and LIRR locomotive engineer during what may be his final months with his family.
A year ago, at Rob Gallagher’s 40th birthday party, everything seemed normal – great, even.
“Rob was the vibrant, fun-loving family man ready for a good time, a laugh, and an occasional Krispy Kreme Doughnut,” wrote friend Heather DeSanto.
Just a few months later, though, things took a turn for the worse when Rob received a diagnosis of stage four colon cancer.
Through treatments, he continued working at his job as a locomotive engi…
ID Released For Person Killed After Lirr Train Hits Car
Officials have released the name of the person struck and killed by a Long Island Railroad train.
Suffolk County resident, Malkhaz Khutsishvili, age 63, of the hamlet of Speonk in Southampton, was killed around 6:30 p.m., on Monday, May 8 in Eastport, MTA officials said.
Earlier report: LIRR Train Hits Car, Kills Person In Eastport
At the time of the crash, the railroad gates were down and the warning lights were flashing, but the car edged under the gates and was struck at the South Bay Avenue crossing, officials said.
Khutsishvili was the only person in the vehicle, the MTA sa…
22-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Hicksville
A local resident was struck and killed by a Long Island Railroad train over the weekend.
Suffolk County resident Tyshawn R. Hunter, age 22, of Port Jefferson Station, was struck around 11 p.m., Friday, March 24 in Nassau County near the Hicksville Station, according to the MTA.
The incident occurred west of the Hicksville station in an area unauthorized for pedestrians, MTA officials said.
Service was initially suspended between Mineola and Hicksville Stations.
MTA police, EMS, and the LIRR supervision team responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.
The on-scene inves…
Man Lying On Tracks Hit, Killed By Lirr Train, Nassau County Police Say
Police are investigating after a person was hit by a Long Island Railroad train, delaying service for commuters.
The man was struck around 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, east of the Forest Hills by a Hempstead Branch train, according to the MTA.
According to the NYPD, the man was seen lying on the "roadbed" as the train pulled into the Forest Hills, Queens, station.
The motorman saw but could not stop in time, police said.
The victim died at the scene.
The man has not been identified pending notification of next of kin.
MTA officials said a preliminary investigation fou…
Long Island Couple Charged With Harassment, Lose Jobs After Lirr Incident
A Long Island man and woman have been charged after allegedly racially harassing a family on a Long Island Railroad train at Penn Station.
Suffolk County residents Justin Likerman, age 37, of Ronkonkoma, and Kristin Digesaro, age 39, of Huntington, were arrested in connection with an incident that took place on Monday, Jan. 10, said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The charges of aggravated harassment and endangering the welfare of a child, come after a video surfaced on Twitter showing Likerman screaming racially-charged statements at the family and saying his country was not goi…
Long Island Woman Attacked, Hit In Head With Computer On Lirr, Police Say
A local woman riding on the Long Island Railroad was injured when she was hit in the head with a laptop computer by another rider.
The incident took place around 10:52 a.m., Wednesday, July 7, when Southampton Police responded to the Bridgehampton Train Station for a reported attack.
According to Lt. Susan Ralph, the victim, a Long Island resident, was traveling from the Southampton station to Bridgehampton when she was struck in the head with a laptop computer resulting in physical injury and damage to the computer.
As a result of the investigation, Shantal April Daniel, a…
