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Long Island Man ID'd As Victim In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Driver Crash In Long Island Man ID'd As Victim In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Driver Crash In
Long Island Man ID'd As Victim In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Driver Crash In Two men were killed during a wrong-way driver crash on the Taconic State Parkway in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at 2:40 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, in LaGrange. According to New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, an initial investigation determined Joseph W. LaFave, age 35, of LaGrange, driving a 2017 BMW X1, traveled north in the southbound lane on the Taconic State Parkway in the area of Todd Hill Road.  Hicks said LaFave struck a 2017 Lincoln Navigator head-on in the left southbound lane. LaFave was pronounced dead on the scene by responding paramedics…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
3 Women Shot Outside Suburban NY Restaurant 3 Women Shot Outside Suburban NY Restaurant
3 Women Shot Outside Suburban NY Restaurant A suspect is on the loose after three women were shot outside a restaurant in the Hudson Valley. It happened just after 3 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 in Central Nyack, outside CY's Restaurant and Lounge, located at 37 Route 59. Arrival officers discovered a woman with gunshot wounds to her leg and abdomen, lying on the ground in front of the establishment, Clarkstown Police said. The officers, along with Emergency Medical Services (EMS), provided immediate medical aid before transporting her to Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Further investigation revealed that two additional adult women had …

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Update - ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Overnight Long Island Crash New Update - ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Overnight Long Island Crash
New Update - ID Released For 32-Year-Old Killed In Overnight Long Island Crash The identity has been released of a 32-year-old who was killed in an overnight crash on Long Island. It happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, in Glen Cove. According to Nassau County Police, the victim, a man riding a bicycle, was traveling eastbound, approaching Glen Cove Avenue from a walkway behind a residential building. Police said the bicyclist then entered traffic and struck a 2004 Honda Accord being driven by a 31-year-old man. Glen Cove EMS transported the bicyclist to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:29 p.m. by a hospital physician.  He's no…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fatal Chain-Reaction Crash: 23-Year-Old From Selden ID'd As Victim In Mount Sinai Fatal Chain-Reaction Crash: 23-Year-Old From Selden ID'd As Victim In Mount Sinai
Fatal Chain-Reaction Crash: 23-Year-Old From Selden ID'd As Victim In Mount Sinai A 23-year-old was killed in a chain-reaction, wrong-way crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened just after 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, in Mount Sinai. The victim was driving a black 2012 Kawasaki motorcycle in the wrong direction on southbound Patchogue-Mount Sinai Road, when he collided with a 2022 Honda CR-V at the intersection of Canal Road. According to Suffolk County Police, the motorcyclist then collided with a 2018 Dodge Ram stopped in the westbound turning lane on southbound Patchogue-Mount Sinai Road. Responding officers administered CPR and medical aid to Juarez-Bonil…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Brentwood Boy Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Wyandanch Crash Injuring Central Islip Woman Brentwood Boy Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Wyandanch Crash Injuring Central Islip Woman
Brentwood Boy Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Wyandanch Crash Injuring Central Islip Woman A teenager has been apprehended after police say he left the scene of a Long Island crash that seriously injured a woman. It happened just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 in Wyandanch. A 2013 Toyota Camry and a 2014 Kia Optima were involved in an initial crash with no injuries at the corner of Patton Avenue and Wellwood Avenue in Wyandanch.  The occupants of the vehicles exited to assess the damage and during that time a 2010 Nissan Rogue traveling westbound on Patton Avenue struck the rear of the stopped Kia and pushed it into the Camry, according to Suffolk C…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Update: EMTs Resign Over Alleged Mistreatment Of NY Patient Caught On Video Update: EMTs Resign Over Alleged Mistreatment Of NY Patient Caught On Video
Update: EMTs Resign Over Alleged Mistreatment Of NY Patient Caught On Video Two paramedics in upstate New York who were seen on a viral video mistreating and berating a developmentally disabled patient have resigned. The Greene County incident happened Friday evening, May 17, in the Village of Catskill. Emergency crews were called to a residence on Main Street for reports of a 63-year-old man who was unable to get up and was having difficulty breathing, Greene County newspaper Porcupine Soup reports. Nest home video footage posted on YouTube shows a male and female EMT responding to the residence in an ambulance. The female EMT appears agitated right off the bat w…

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by Michael Mashburn