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ID Released For 29-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Lirr Train
The identity of a man who was struck and killed by a train on Long Island has been released.
Vincent O’Keefe, 29, of Hempstead, was killed about 10 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Rockville Centre Station by a westbound train, said MTA Spokesman Aaron Donovan.
An early investigation found that the incident appears to be non-criminal, non-accidental in nature.
Earlier Story: Person Struck, Killed By LIRR Train
Person Struck, Killed By Train On Long Island
An unidentified person was struck and killed by a train on the Long Island Railroad.
The person, who was on the tracks, was struck around 6:40 a.m., Monday, Oct. 19, east of Brentwood, said MTA Spokesman Michael Cortez.
Service was suspended between Ronkonkoma and Hicksville during the recovery efforts. Service was restored at approximately 8 a.m., with residual delays lasting up to 90 minutes, Cortez said.
No criminality is suspected, he added.
Covid-19: 35 NY Counties Now Cleared To Have Hospitals Resume Elective Surgery
A total of 35 counties in New York State have now been approved to have hospitals resume elective outpatient treatments amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo previously announced that the state will allow elective outpatient treatments to resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19 surge in the near term.
The counties now eligible (also shown in the image above) are:
Allegany,
Broome,
Cattaraugus,
Chautauqua,
Chenango,
Delaware,
Dutchess,
Essex,
Franklin,
Fulton,
Genesee,
Herkimer,
Jefferson,
Lewis,
Livingston,
Mad…
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