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Man Charged With DWI After SUV Crashes Into NY Store, Killing 4, Injuring 9 Man Charged With DWI After SUV Crashes Into NY Store, Killing 4, Injuring 9
Man Charged With DWI After SUV Crashes Into NY Store, Killing 4, Injuring 9 A man has been charged with driving while intoxicated after authorities say he crashed a vehicle into a shop at a New York strip mall, killing four people and injuring nine others. Click here for a new, updated story - IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At NY Store The incident happened on Long Island around 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, in the hamlet of Deer Park. According to Suffolk County Police, the man was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse southbound at a high rate of speed through the parking lot in front of 421 Commack Road. He then cr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fatal Crash: 41-Year-Old Passenger Victim After Vehicle Hits Pole, Overturns In Calverton Fatal Crash: 41-Year-Old Passenger Victim After Vehicle Hits Pole, Overturns In Calverton
Fatal Crash: 41-Year-Old Passenger Victim After Vehicle Hits Pole, Overturns In Calverton Updated story - Fatal Crash Update: ID Released For 41-Year-Old Killed In Calverton Crash Police are investigating a single-vehicle Long Island crash that left one person dead. It happened just before 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20 in Calverton. A 911 caller stated that a large box truck appeared to have left the travel portion of Sound Avenue east of Edwards Avenue, struck a utility pole, and overturned, Riverhead Police said.  Responding units located the truck on the south side of the roadway. A passenger, identified as a 41-year-old New York City man, from Brooklyn, was pronounce…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Police Officer Critically Injured By Drunk Driver To Be Released From Hospital Long Island Police Officer Critically Injured By Drunk Driver To Be Released From Hospital
Long Island Police Officer Critically Injured By Drunk Driver To Be Released From Hospital A Long Island police officer who was critically injured by an alleged drunk driver will be released from the hospital following a month-long stay. Timothy Thrane of the Suffolk County PD was directing traffic at the intersection of William Floyd Parkway and Yaphank Woods Blvd., on Wednesday, Nov. 3 when a drunk driver struck the rear of a parked GMC Yukon causing that vehicle to strike Thrane.  Thrane, age 35, suffered life-threatening brain injuries and was on life support and a ventilator, said the Suffolk County Police. Following multiple surgeries and round-the-clock care, the thr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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3-Year-Old Killed After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Residential Long Island Street 3-Year-Old Killed After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Residential Long Island Street
3-Year-Old Killed After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Residential Long Island Street A 3-year-old was killed in a motor-vehicle crash on a residential Long Island street. A Suffolk County man was driving a 2018 Toyota Tundra out of his driveway in Shirley, located on Floyd Road North, when the vehicle struck the young boy, Kameron Wilson, who was standing on the roadway Saturday, May 8, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. The man and his passenger performed CPR on the boy and called 911. Mastic Ambulance transported the boy, a New York City resident, to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue. He was then transported to Stony Brook Univer…

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by Joe Lombardi
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One Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash One Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash
One Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash One person was killed and another and seriously injured in a single-vehicle Long Island crash. It happened around 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23 in West Babylon. Dennis Markey, 47, of Bay Shore, and Marcus Pitts, 35, of Freeport,  were heading southbound in a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer on Wellwood Avenue, passing the entrance of St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries, when the driver lost control of the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.  The Chevrolet crashed through a fence and overturned several times on the cemetery property before coming to a stop near the roadway, according to…

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by Joe Lombardi