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Sachem Teacher May Never Walk Again Following Alleged Road Rage Attack Sachem Teacher May Never Walk Again Following Alleged Road Rage Attack
Sachem Teacher May Never Walk Again Following Alleged Road Rage Attack A beloved teacher and coach on Long Island is facing a tough road to recovery after suffering a spinal cord injury during an alleged road rage fight. The incident happened in West Babylon, shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Suffolk County Police said two men drove their cars into a shopping center parking lot located at 90 Route 109, exited their vehicles, and got into an altercation. Earlier Report: New Update - Road Rage: Suspect Nabbed After Victim Run Over In West Babylon One of the men got back into his vehicle, rammed the other man's vehicle three times, and then ran ov…

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by Michael Mashburn & Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Family Of Popular Kings Park HS Teacher Killed In Hit-Run Crash Support Pours In For Family Of Popular Kings Park HS Teacher Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Support Pours In For Family Of Popular Kings Park HS Teacher Killed In Hit-Run Crash Support is pouring in for the popular Long Island high school teacher and coach killed in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend. Michael McDermott, 37, a teacher at Kings Park High School, was jogging on the shoulder of the southbound lane of Lake Avenue, north of Oak Street in Saint James, when he was struck by a southbound 2014 Nissan sedan at 12:21 p.m. Sunday, July 14, Suffolk County Police said. McDermott taught physical education and coached junior varsity baseball at Kings Park. He was "an amazing father, husband, teacher, coach, friend and mentor to so many people," according t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Mattituck Man Charged After Popular Kings Park HS Teacher Killed In Hit-Run Crash In St. James Mattituck Man Charged After Popular Kings Park HS Teacher Killed In Hit-Run Crash In St. James
Mattituck Man Charged After Popular Kings Park HS Teacher Killed In Hit-Run Crash In St. James Click here for an updated story: Support Pours In For Family Of Popular Kings Park HS Teacher Killed In Hit-Run Crash  A suspect has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a popular high school teacher and coach on Long Island. The crash happened Sunday afternoon, July 14 in on a residential street in Suffolk County and the suspect was caught a short time later on the eastbound Long Island Expressway, near Exit 69 in Manorville. Michael McDermott, 37, a teacher at Kings Park High School, was jogging on the shoulder of the southbound lane of Lake Avenue, north…

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by Joe Lombardi