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Grieving Family Hopes For Witness To Hit-Run Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old In Suffolk
The uncle of 17-year-old Jenna Perez, who was killed by a hit-and-driver while crossing the highway just before 9:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, in Port Jefferson Station, hopes there was a witness to the tragedy.
Jose Ortiz wants answers from the person who could "leave someone lying there and not help them," he told Daily Voice.
Jenna, an identical twin who had just gotten off of work at an area Five Guys Hamburgers store, was crossing Nesconset Highway southbound, when she was struck by a vehicle believed to be traveling westbound, according to police. The vehicle fled the scene, police sai…
Stony Brook Graduate Wearing Turban Turned Away By Port Jefferson Bar, Report Says
A recent graduate from Stony Brook University was turned away from a Port Jefferson bar for wearing a turban.
Gurvinder Grewal, 23, was meeting friends at Harbor Grill on Sunday, May 12, when security refused to let him in, claiming that he was in violation of the bar’s dress code, which prohibits hats.
According to the New York Post, Grewal attempted to explain that he wore it to practice his religion, but the security guard reportedly reiterated the owner’s policy on dress code. He reportedly attempted multiple times to explain that he was simply there to meet up with friends, but was sti…
