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Truck Barrels Into Long Island Liquor Store (DEVELOPING) Truck Barrels Into Long Island Liquor Store (DEVELOPING)
Truck Barrels Into Long Island Liquor Store (Developing) At least one person was reportedly trapped after a truck barreled into a Long Island business. The incident happened in Miller Place, at the Wine & Liquor located on Route 25A, at around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. Emergency crews were called about a car into the building with at least one patient trapped, according to preliminary radio traffic. A photo shared on Facebook showed a red cabbed pickup truck smashed through a large front window. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash or whether the driver, customers, or any employees were injured. Suffolk County Police respo…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Tree Impales Woman Driving On Northern State Parkway Tree Impales Woman Driving On Northern State Parkway
Tree Impales Woman Driving On Northern State Parkway This story has been updated. A woman was seriously injured when high winds sent a tree toppling onto her moving car on the Northern State Parkway. The incident happened in Roslyn Heights, in the westbound lanes near exit 29, at around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. Multiple fire trucks and ambulances responded to reports of a tree onto a vehicle with at least one victim trapped and requiring extrication, according to preliminary radio traffic. Photos from the scene showed a red sedan with its windshield shattered by a tree limb.  New York State Police told Daily Voice a woman was ente…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Man Airlifted After Being Struck Crossing Busy Road Long Island Man Airlifted After Being Struck Crossing Busy Road
Long Island Man Airlifted After Being Struck Crossing Busy Road A man was seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital after being struck by a car while crossing a busy road on Long Island. The incident happened just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, near the Greenview Inn at 1433 West Main Street in Riverhead, according to authorities.  Police say a 29-year-old Westhampton Beach man was attempting to cross West Main Street from the south shoulder to the north shoulder when he was hit by a 2021 Nissan Sentra driven by a 51-year-old Riverhead woman. The man was treated at the scene by Riverhead Ambulance crews before being flown by Suffolk County P…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Woman Fatally Struck By Car Overnight In Nassau County ID Released For Woman Fatally Struck By Car Overnight In Nassau County
ID Released For Woman Fatally Struck By Car Overnight In Nassau County The identity has been released of a woman who was fatally struck by a car while crossing a street on Long Island. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27 in Freeport.  Authorities said the 51-year-old woman was crossing Merrick Road near Henry Street from the north to the south side when she was hit by a 2008 Volkswagen heading eastbound. She suffered trauma to her head and body and was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 7:33 p.m., police said.  On Thursday afternoon, Nov. 28, Nassau County Police identified the woman as Lourdes Sul…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For 59-Year-Old Long Island Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash ID Released For 59-Year-Old Long Island Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash
ID Released For 59-Year-Old Long Island Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash The identity has been released of a woman who died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on Long Island. The crash happened in Suffolk County at approximately 5:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in Bohemia. on Veterans Memorial Highway at 5th Avenue. A westbound vehicle hit the woman while she was crossing the road and fled the scene, according to authorities. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Late Wednesday afternoon, Suffolk County Police ID'd her as Joan Foley, age 59, of Central Islip. Veterans Memorial Highway at 5th Avenue, this morning.  Original report -…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures 41-Year-Old Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures 41-Year-Old
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures 41-Year-Old A woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated following a crash on Long Island that seriously injured a man. The incident occurred at about 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the intersection of Route 112 and Sunrise Highway South Service Road in North Patchogue.  Aleshia Davis, age 39, of Medford, was driving a 2024 Audi Q7 southbound on Route 112 when her vehicle struck an eastbound 2011 Hyundai Sonata, according to Suffolk County Police. The driver of the Hyundai, a 41-year-old Shirley man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue with serious injuries…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver Ejected In Single-Vehicle Crash On Southern State Parkway In Farmingdale Driver Ejected In Single-Vehicle Crash On Southern State Parkway In Farmingdale
Driver Ejected In Single-Vehicle Crash On Southern State Parkway In Farmingdale A Long Island driver was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on the Southern State Parkway. The incident happened in Farmingdale, in the westbound lanes near exit 31, at around 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24. New York State Police said a Ford vehicle crossed all three lanes causing it to overturn. The driver, a 54-year-old Massapequa Park man, was ejected and suffered serious injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where he was listed in critical condition. No other vehicles were involved in the crash and nobody else was injured. State Pol…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Port Washington School Superintendent Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures Motorist Port Washington School Superintendent Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures Motorist
Port Washington School Superintendent Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures Motorist A Long Island school superintendent has bee accused of driving while intoxicated after a crash on Long Island seriously injured a motorist. Suffolk County Police said the incident occurred at about 9:05 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in Sayville, at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Depot Street. Michael Hynes, age 53, of Sayville and the superintendent of the Port Washington Union Free School DIstrict, was driving a 2019 Honda Civic northbound on Railroad Avenue when he attempted to turn left onto Depot Street, according to Suffolk County Police.  His vehicle then collided with a southb…

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by Joe Lombardi
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3 Pulled From Fiery Long Island Crash, Seriously Injured 3 Pulled From Fiery Long Island Crash, Seriously Injured
3 Pulled From Fiery Long Island Crash, Seriously Injured Three people were seriously injured in a fiery crash on Long Island. The crash occurred at about 10:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, when a 2017 Kia Sportage veered off Cliff Road in the village of Belle Terre, struck a tree, and caught fire, according to Suffolk County Police said. The vehicle was traveling northbound between Old Homestead Road and Bell Circle at the time. A Village of Belle Terre constable was the first to arrive at the scene and helped extricate the driver, a 19-year-old Rocky Point man, and two passengers, a 20-year-old Rocky Point man, and 20-year-old Farmingville r…

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by Joe Lombardi
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LI Woman Drove Drunk In Crash Killing Mom Riding In SUV With Daughter, Grandchild: Police LI Woman Drove Drunk In Crash Killing Mom Riding In SUV With Daughter, Grandchild: Police
LI Woman Drove Drunk In Crash Killing Mom Riding In SUV With Daughter, Grandchild: Police A Long Island woman was driving under the influence when she caused a crash that killed a 75-year-old mother, according to authorities. Suffolk County Police said the collision occurred on Friday, Nov. 22, at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Middle Country Road near Wading River Hollow Road in Middle Island.  Investigators determined that Melissa Koprowski, age 31, of Yaphank, was driving a 2014 Dodge Durango eastbound when she attempted to turn left onto Wading River Hollow Road. Koprowski’s vehicle struck a westbound 2022 Nissan Rogue, police said. Esther Guy, age 75, of Coram, was a pass…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Fatally Struck Crossing Hempstead Turnpike In Uniondale Woman Fatally Struck Crossing Hempstead Turnpike In Uniondale
Woman Fatally Struck Crossing Hempstead Turnpike In Uniondale A woman was struck and killed in an overnight crash on Long Island. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released Of Woman Fatally Struck Crossing Hempstead Turnpike In Uniondale The incident happened at about 1:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, on Hempstead Turnpike near the intersection of Uniondale Avenue in Uniondale.  A 25-year-old man driving a 1995 Lexus westbound on the turnpike hit the woman as she was crossing the road, according to Nassau County Police said. The driver remained at the scene, and the victim was taken to a nearby hospital by a Nassau County Police am…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Indicted For Fatal Hit-Run, Accused of Leaving Scene After Striking Person Long Island Man Indicted For Fatal Hit-Run, Accused of Leaving Scene After Striking Person
Long Island Man Indicted For Fatal Hit-Run, Accused of Leaving Scene After Striking Person A 32-year-old has been indicted for allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash that killed a man on Long Island. Benjamin Sheen-Waltzer, of Southampton, was charged with leaving the scene of an incident without reporting and tampering with physical evidence after allegedly striking 67-year-old Angel Asitimbay with his GMC pickup truck on Wednesday, March 6 in Hampton Bays, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. as Asitimbay, of Hampton Bays, pushed a shopping cart filled with bottles and cans along Springville Road near Neptune Aven…

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by Joe Lombardi