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Dad Hit, Killed By Lirr Train Years After Bullied Son's Suicide On Same Tracks, Friend Says
A New York father struck and killed by a train is being mourned not only for his tragic death — but for the heartbreaking grief he carried long before it.
Hector Collazo, 60, died after being struck by a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train in Hicksville Tuesday morning, July 8, as Daily Voice reported.
Emergency crews responded to the scene, near New South Road and Mineola Avenue, around 9:40 a.m., where Collazo was struck by an eastbound train and pronounced dead at the scene, according to an MTA spokesperson. He was illegally on the tracks at the time.
But for those who knew Collazo, the …
'Irate' Passenger Exposes Himself To Girls, Man Aboard Nassau County Bus, Police Say
A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly exposing himself to two minors on a Long Island bus.
The incident happened in Cedarhurst, on an MTA bus that was traveling near Rockaway Turnpike and Rugby Road, at around 9:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19.
Nassau County Police said a 30-year-old man and two girls, ages 17 and 7, were riding on the bus when another passenger “became irate,” pulled his pants down, and exposed himself to the victims.
The suspect, 61-year-old Dwight Poorman, of Far Rockaway, Queens, then threatened them with a stick, police said. Nobody was injured.
Poorman was arres…
