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Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Crash
A 63-year-old Long Island man has been arrested for an alleged hit-and-run crash that killed a 35-year-old pedestrian.
Philip Tavares, of Oakdale, was arrested on Wednesday, March 11, for the crash that killed a pedestrian on Friday, March 6, on Hawthrone Avenue in Central Islip, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to investigators, Tavares allegedly struck Terrance Tuffini, of Central Islip and then fled the scene. Tuffini was then struck by a 2007 Toyota Yaris, operated by Mary Doherty, and was struck again by a 2008 Dodge Nitro driven by Jonathan Hernandez.
Tuffini was transported…
Long Island Man Killed After Being Hit By Three Vehicles
A 35-year-old Long Island man was killed after being struck by three vehicles overnight.
It happened on Friday, March 6 at approximately 6:35 p.m. in Central Islip.
Suffolk County Police Third Precinct officers responded to Hawthorne Avenue, just north of Storey Avenue, in response to a multi-vehicle crash.
An unknown vehicle struck a pedestrian, identified as Terrance Tuffini, of Central Islip on Hawthorne Avenue and fled the scene, according to police.
Tuffini was then struck by a 2007 Toyota Yaris, operated by Mary Doherty, 55, of Central Islip, and was struck again by a 200…
