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Bicyclist Killed Slamming Into Tractor-Trailer Parked In Long Island ID'd: Police Bicyclist Killed Slamming Into Tractor-Trailer Parked In Long Island ID'd: Police
Bicyclist Killed Slamming Into Tractor-Trailer Parked In Long Island ID'd: Police The 51-year-old bicyclist who died after striking a parked tractor-trailer in Syosset has been identified, Nassau County police announced Monday, Jan. 21. Chalermchai Losirisup, of Great Neck, was riding eastbound on the Long Island Expressway’s South Service Road, also known as South Marginal Road, when he collided with the legally parked truck near exits 43 and 44 on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 9 a.m., authorities said. Losirisup was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police Department medic. No other injuries were reported, and police said there is no criminality involved in the i…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver On Suspended License Admits Fleeing After Medford Crash That Killed Passenger Driver On Suspended License Admits Fleeing After Medford Crash That Killed Passenger
Driver On Suspended License Admits Fleeing After Medford Crash That Killed Passenger A 28-year-old man who was driving on a suspended license formally confessed to fleeing a Long Island car crash that killed his passenger. Dolores Mancia-Landaverde, of Medford, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the death of 44-year-old Hedilberto Nava-Perez, of Medford. According to investigators, Mancia-Landaverde was driving a BMW sedan southbound on Horseblock Road with two passengers when he turned in front of a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Express Drive North shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, Jun…

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by Michael Mashburn
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3 Hospitalized After Overnight Long Island Expressway Crash 3 Hospitalized After Overnight Long Island Expressway Crash
3 Hospitalized After Overnight Long Island Expressway Crash Two men and a woman were hospitalized after an overnight crash on the Long Island Expressway. It happened just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Jericho. That's when a 2016 Volvo tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound and struck a 2005 Isuzu in the vicinity of Exit 40E, according to Nassau County Police. The driver of the Isuzu, a 55-year-old man, was establishing a construction zone at the time of the accident, Nassau County Police said.  The collision damaged the passenger side of the Volvo and caused a 35-year-old female passenger to become trapped.  Nassau County …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Tractor-Trailer On Sunrise Highway In Suffolk Woman Killed After Being Struck By Tractor-Trailer On Sunrise Highway In Suffolk
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Tractor-Trailer On Sunrise Highway In Suffolk Police are investigating after a woman was killed in an overnight Long Island crash. It happened around 1:50 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, in North Bellport. The victim was walking in the right lane of westbound Sunrise Highway (Route 27), east of Exit 55, when she was struck by a 2015 Kenworth tractor-trailer, according to Suffolk County Police. Maureen Howley, age 77, of Bellport, was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where she was pronounced dead.  The tractor-trailer driver, a 30-year-old East Hampton woman, was not injured. Motor…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police
NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police A father and his two children from Long Island have been identified as the victims of a triple fatal crash on the Interstate 76/PA Turnpike involving a tractor-trailer that happened on Sunday, July 21, Pennsylvania State Police and the Lancaster County Coroner announced in separate releases the following Monday.  Donnell Hickson, 43 of the 2700 block of Grant Avenue in Baldwin, NY, has been identified as the driver of the passenger vehicle that fatally collided with a tractor-trailer at mile marker 268.8 at 4:24 a.m., authorities detailed. His 18-year-old son, Decir Hickson of the…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash: ID Released For 30-Year-Old Victim In Plainview Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash: ID Released For 30-Year-Old Victim In Plainview
Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash: ID Released For 30-Year-Old Victim In Plainview The identity has been released of a man who was killed in a two-vehicle overnight crash on the Long Island Expressway. The crash happened around 9:20 p.m. Saturday, June 22, in Plainview. A 30-year-old victim was operating a 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound near Exit 46 when he struck the rear of a 2023 International tractor-trailer.  The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police Department Medic. He's now been identified as Justin Iezzoni, age 30, of Dix Hills.  The operator of the truck, a 57-year-old man, was uninjured and remained at the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Expressway Crash: 30-Year-Old Killed In Plainview Long Island Expressway Crash: 30-Year-Old Killed In Plainview
Long Island Expressway Crash: 30-Year-Old Killed In Plainview One person was killed in a two-vehicle overnight crash on the Long Island Expressway. Click here for a new, updated story - Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash: ID Released For 30-Year-Old Victim In Plainview It happened around 9:20 p.m. Saturday, June 22, in Plainview. A 30-year-old man was operating a 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound near Exit 46 when he struck the rear of a 2023 International tractor-trailer.  The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police Department Medic. His identity has not yet been released. The operator of the truck…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fatal Hit-Run Medford Crash: Suspect Nabbed, ID Released For Victim Fatal Hit-Run Medford Crash: Suspect Nabbed, ID Released For Victim
Fatal Hit-Run Medford Crash: Suspect Nabbed, Victim ID'd A suspect has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run crash on Long Island that left one person who has now been identified dead and another seriously injured over the weekend. It happened just before 2 a.m. Saturday, June 8, in Medford. Original report - 1 Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Medford Crash A tractor-trailer was traveling northwest on Horseblock Road and attempting to make a left turn onto Express Drive North when it was struck by a 2008 BMW, Suffolk County Police said.  The driver of the BMW fled on foot. A passenger in the BMW, He…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
1 Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Medford Crash 1 Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Medford Crash
1 Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Medford Crash One person was killed and another seriously injured in an overnight hit-and-run crash on Long Island. Click here for a new, updated story - Fatal Hit-Run Medford Crash: Suspect Nabbed, Victim ID'd It happened just before 2 a.m. Saturday, June 8, in Medford. A tractor-trailer was traveling northwest on Horseblock Road and attempting to make a left turn onto Express Drive North when it was struck by a 2008 BMW, Suffolk County Police said.  The driver of the BMW fled on foot. One passenger in the BMW was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Of…

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by Joe Lombardi
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22-Year-Old Charged With Felony Gun Possession After Police Investigation On Long Island 22-Year-Old Charged With Felony Gun Possession After Police Investigation On Long Island
22-Year-Old Charged With Felony Gun Possession After Police Investigation On Long Island A 22-year-old is facing a felony charge after police said he was found in possession of a loaded handgun without a necessary permit on Long Island. State Police responded to a tractor-trailer on the shoulder of the Sagtikos Parkway southbound at about 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 28. Police said the vehicle was north of Exit S4 in the Suffolk County Town of Islip. The driver, Rafael Velasquez, of Texas, was found in possession of the handgun without a New York pistol permit, police reported.  He was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, State Po…

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by Nicole Valinote