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Fatal: Victim ID'd Following Train Vs. Pedestrian Crash In Shirley
Authorities identified a man who was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train. The incident happened in Shirley, west of the Mastic-Shirley station, shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, as Daily Voice reported. An eastbound LIRR train was approaching the station when it struck an unauthorized pedestrian on the tracks at the Smith Road crossing, MTA Police told Daily Voice. On Monday, Dec. 30, the agency identified the victim as 72-year-old Robert Audette Jr., of Shirley. No criminality is suspected, and the investigation is ongoing, MTA Police said. The incident caus…
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Pedestrian Killed By
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Train, MTA Says
A Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train struck and killed a pedestrian late Saturday night, Dec. 28 near the Mastic Shirley station, an MTA spokesperson confirmed. The incident happened at approximately 11:10 p.m. between the William Floyd Parkway crossing and the station. Both MTA and local police were dispatched to the scene. Authorities have not yet determined why the individual was on the tracks. The investigation remains ongoing, the spokesperson said. The incident caused delays on the Montauk Branch, but service has since resumed.
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23-Year-Old Hit, Killed By
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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…
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'Trespasser' Struck By
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Train, Disrupting Morning Commute
A person walking on the tracks was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train, halting service during the morning commute on Friday, Jan. 19. The incident happened shortly after 8 a.m. east of the Sayville station and involved a "trespasser," according to Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police. No other information, including the victim's condition or identity, was released. The collision shut down rail service along the Montauk Branch between Babylon and Patchogue for an hour. Passengers aboard the impacted train were transferred to another train. Service on the line resumed at around…
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Person Struck, Killed By Train On Long Island
A person was struck and killed by a train on Long Island. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 10:15 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9 just east of Bellport Station. MTA officials said eastbound train 2720 struck an unauthorized person on the tracks, suspending service on the Montauk branch between Patchogue and Speonk for approximately two hours. The name of the victim has not yet been released. The incident is under investigation by the MTA Police. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By
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Train
A man who was hit and killed by a Long Island Railroad train has been identified by the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Rafal Stoklosa, age 45, of Southampton was killed just after 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 1, said MTA officials. According to the Southampton Police, patrol units responded to the area after receiving a call from the MTA that a pedestrian had been struck by a train. See Earlier Story: Person Struck, Killed by LIRR Train Near Hampton Bays The train stopped west of Hillstation Road where Stoklosa was found dead on the eastbound side of the tracks, police said. MTA Police re…
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Person Struck, Killed By
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Train
A person standing on the tracks was struck and killed by a Long Island Railroad Train. The incident took place near Hampton Bays a little after 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 1. According to the Southampton Police, patrol units responded to the area after receiving a call from the MTA that a pedestrian had been struck by a train. The train stopped west of Hillstation Road where the person was found dead on the eastbound side of the tracks, police said. MTA Police responded to the location and are conducting an investigation. LIRR officials said on Twitter an "unauthorized person on the track…
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Driver Rescued After
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Train Crashes Into Vehicle In Suffolk
A driver was hospitalized after the van he was driving was hit by a Long Island Railroad train. The incident took place in Suffolk County around midnight on Wednesday, March, 16, on the Montauk Branch, when the van was struck by a westbound train, east of the Patchogue Station, MTA officials said. Officials are not sure how the van got onto the tracks, railroad officials said. Following the crash, service on the Montauk Branch was suspended between Sayville and Bellport. The driver of the vehicle was rescued from the vehicle by emergency personnel and transported alive to a nearby hospita…
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Back In Service After Train Hits Car On Tracks
Train service on the Long Island Railroad's Montauk branch was temporarily suspended after a vehicle was struck by a westbound train. The crash took place around 10:25 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26, when a westbound Montauk Branch train from Patchogue headed for Babylon hit a car on the tracks east of Sayville, said the MTA. One person in the vehicle was taken to the hospital, a railroad spokesman said. The number of people in the vehicle and what caused the collision are still under investigation.
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Back In Service After Train Hits Car On Tracks
This story has been updated. Train service on the Long Island Railroad's Montauk branch was temporarily suspended after a vehicle was struck by a westbound train. The crash took place around 10:25 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26, when a westbound Montauk Branch train from Patchogue headed for Babylon hit a car on the tracks east of Sayville, said the MTA. One person in the vehicle was taken to the hospital, a railroad spokesman said. The number of people in the vehicle and what caused the collision are still under investigation. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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Person Hit By Train On Long Island
A person who was hit by an MTA train on Long Island has been transported to an area hospital alive. The incident took place in Suffolk County in Bridgehampton around 11:59 a.m., Thursday, July 22, said the Southampton Town Police. The person was transported alive to Stony Brook Hospital, officials said. “The LIRR is reporting delays on the Montauk Branch after a person was struck by a westbound train at 11:59 a.m. at the Sag Harbor Turnpike railroad crossing in Bridgehampton," said MTA Spokeswoman Kayla Shults. Members of the Bridgehampton Fire Department and Bridgehampton Ambulance respo…
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Man Struck, Killed By
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Train
A man was killed after being struck by a train on the Long Island Railroad. The incident took place around 5:52 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 31 in Suffolk County, when the 4:41 train from Southampton due at Penn Station at 7:02 a.m. struck an "authorized person" on the tracks west of Sayville, said an MTA spokesperson. Montauk Branch service was suspended between Babylon and Patchogue. The incident resulted in three delayed trains. At 7:49 a.m. service was restored on the Montauk Branch with residual delays. The MTA Police continue to investigate the incident, but said a preliminary i…
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Isaias: Hundreds Of Thousands Now Without Power On Long Island; Some
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Service Suspended
Click here for a new, updated story: Isaias New Update: These Long Island Communities Most Affected By Power Outages About 320,000 Long Islanders have been left without power after Tropical Storm Isaias, packed by whipping winds topping out at more than 70 miles per hour, sped through the region. The total number of outages peaked at more than 330,000 on Tuesday night, Aug. 4, shortly after the storm had passed north. PSEG Long Island is reporting at about 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 that 135,767 customers are without power in Nassau County and 182,019 in Suffolk …
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Person Survives After Being Struck By
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Train
A person was transported to a local hospital overnight after being struck by a train near the LIRR station in Patchogue, the MTA said. First responders were dispatched to the Patchogue station near the Ocean Avenue and Division Street intersection shortly after 2 a.m. on Friday, July 12, for reports of a person who had been struck by a non-passenger work train, an MTA spokesperson said. The person - whose gender has not been released - was reportedly laying on the tracks when the train came across the railroad crossing just east of the station. Officials noted the person did not have the a…
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