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3 Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle West Islip Crash 3 Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle West Islip Crash
3 Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle West Islip Crash One person suffered serious injuries and two others were also hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened around 4:15 p.m. Friday, July 12, in West Islip on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) between Higbie Lane and Udall Road. A 31-year-old man from Ronkonkoma was riding a 2000 Yamaha motorcycle eastbound when he lost control and collided with the rear of a 2023 Tesla, ejecting him from the motorcycle, according to the Suffolk County Police. A 48-year-old Island Park man was operating his 1994 Harley-Davidson eastbound behind the Tesla w…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man On Cocaine, Fentanyl Drove 120 MPH During Long Island Crash That Killed Dad, Kids: Police Man On Cocaine, Fentanyl Drove 120 MPH During Long Island Crash That Killed Dad, Kids: Police
Man On Cocaine, Fentanyl Drove 120 MPH During Long Island Crash That Killed Dad, Kids: Police The man responsible for a triple-fatal crash on Long Island has been identified and faces multiple charges, police announced. On Friday, Aug. 11, Nassau County Police announced that Michael Deangelo, age 32, was arrested in connection to a Massapequa car crash that killed three members of the same family. Deangelo, who is from Lindenhurst, was reportedly driving under the influence of cocaine and fentanyl on Sunday, Aug. 6 on Sunrise Highway when he hit three other cars at approximately 7:20 p.m. One second prior to the impact, he was traveling 120.55 miles per hour. Original Story:&…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Convicted Murderer Found Guilty In Sunrise Highway Crash That Paralyzed Woman Convicted Murderer Found Guilty In Sunrise Highway Crash That Paralyzed Woman
Convicted Murderer Found Guilty In Sunrise Highway Crash That Paralyzed Woman A man who spent more than two decades in prison for murder is heading back behind bars after a jury convicted him in a drunk driving crash on Long Island that left a woman paralyzed. After deliberating for nearly three hours, Lumumba Woods, age 50, of Manhattan, was found guilty of second-degree assault and two counts of driving while intoxicated in Nassau County Court on Friday, Dec. 16. Prosecutors said it was around 9 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2020, when Woods lost control of his 2003 Acura MDX while speeding westbound on Sunrise Highway near the Wantagh State Parkway. After speeding past one v…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman Fatally Struck By SUV While Crossing Street In Nassau County Woman Fatally Struck By SUV While Crossing Street In Nassau County
Woman Fatally Struck By SUV While Crossing Street In Nassau County A 60-year-old woman was fatally struck by an SUV while walking across a Long Island street. The crash happened in Massapequa at about 10:50 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police said the Wantagh woman was walking from the south to the north side of Sunrise Highway at Broadway when she was struck in the right lane by an eastbound Subaru SUV. The woman was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead at 11:25 a.m., police said. The 76-year-old Amityville man who drove the SUV remained at the scene, police said. The investigation into the cr…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
30-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash 30-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
30-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash A man was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-run crash overnight on Long Island. The incident happened just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 in North Amityville. Suffolk County First Precinct Patrol officers responded to a 911 report of an injured pedestrian on westbound Sunrise Highway, near Bayview Avenue. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the injured man lying in the roadway, police said. The 30-year-old victim, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Isl…

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by Joe Lombardi