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Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash: 30-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash: 30-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized
Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash: 30-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized One person was killed and four others hospitalized in a single-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway. It happened around 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Melville. A 30-year-old man was driving a 2004 Nissan Sentra eastbound, near the Pinelawn Road overpass, when he lost control of the vehicle, which exited the roadway, crashed into trees and overturned, according to Suffolk County Police. The victim, identified as Daishun Jones Rains, of Huntington Station, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Exam…

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by Joe Lombardi
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29-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal Stabbing During Party At Long Island Home 29-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal Stabbing During Party At Long Island Home
29-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal Stabbing During Party At Long Island Home An investigation is underway after a fatal stabbing death of a man at a party overnight at a Long Island residence. It happened around 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct, 27, in Huntington Station. Police responded to the house on Lowndes Avenue after a 911caller reported the incident at the location.  When officers arrived, they located two men stabbed. Justino Alfaro-Avila, age 29, of Huntington Station, was transported to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  A 39-year-old man was treated at a local hospital and released. Detectives are asking anyone with i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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44-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck By Car While Working On Pickup Truck On Long Island Road 44-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck By Car While Working On Pickup Truck On Long Island Road
44-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck By Car While Working On Pickup Truck On Long Island Road A man who was working on a pickup truck on a Long Island roadway was killed after being struck by a car. It happened around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Blue Point. A 54-year-old East Patchogue woman was driving a 2009 Hyundai Elantra southbound on Kennedy Avenue near Pine Street when the vehicle struck a man working on a 2006 Dodge Ram parked on the northbound side of the road. The man, Oscar Lopez-Machado, age 44, of Centereach, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  The driver of…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Southern State Double Fatal: 18-Year-Old ID'd As Second Victim In Massapequa Southern State Double Fatal: 18-Year-Old ID'd As Second Victim In Massapequa
Southern State Double Fatal: 18-Year-Old ID'd As Second Victim In Massapequa Authorities have identified a teenager who was killed in a double fatal crash on the Southern State Parkway. The wreck happened in North Massapequa, in the eastbound lanes near exit 29, at around 8:50 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14. New York State Police said a Nissan 350z left the roadway and crashed into the tree line. Troopers arrived to find the vehicle engulfed in flames with the male driver lying outside of the car dead. Earlier Report: Southern State Double Fatal: 21-Year-Old Driver, Passenger Killed In Massapequa He was identified as 21-year-old Brayan Antonio Benitez-Benitez, of Min…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Southern State Double Fatal: 21-Year-Old Driver, Passenger Killed In Massapequa Southern State Double Fatal: 21-Year-Old Driver, Passenger Killed In Massapequa
Southern State Double Fatal: 21-Year-Old Driver, Passenger Killed In Massapequa Two people were killed in a fiery, single-vehicle crash on the Southern State Parkway. The wreck happened in North Massapequa, in the eastbound lanes near exit 29, at around 8:50 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14. New York State Police said a Nissan 350z left the roadway and crashed into the tree line. Troopers arrived to find the vehicle engulfed in flames with the male driver lying outside of the car dead. He was identified as 21-year-old Brayan Antonio Benitez-Benitez, of Mineola. Inside the vehicle, crews located a passenger who had suffered fatal injuries. The passenger’s identity had not been p…

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by Michael Mashburn
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1 Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Seaford 1 Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Seaford
1 Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Seaford One person died in an overnight house fire on Long Island. The blaze broke out at around 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, in Seaford. First responders observed the second floor of the home on Crescent Cove Drive engulfed in flames.  The Seaford Fire Department extinguished the flames, but the residence sustained extensive damage.  An 85-year-old man was removed from the residence and transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead just after midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 8, by a hospital physician. The man's identity has not yet been released. No other injuries were reported. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Investigation Determines Cause Of WWI Replica Fatal Plane Crash In NY Investigation Determines Cause Of WWI Replica Fatal Plane Crash In NY
Investigation Determines Cause Of WWI Replica Fatal Plane Crash In NY An initial investigation has determined the cause of a crash that claimed the life of a well-known pilot at an air show in New York. Just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Dutchess County, a World War I-era replica Fokker D.VIII caught fire, causing the plane to crash near the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome during an exhibition in Red Hook. The sole occupant of the plane, 60-year-old Madison County resident Brian T. Coughlin, of the town of Cazenovia, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Red Hook Police. A preliminary investigation determined the crash was due to unknown me…

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by Joe Lombardi
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30-Year-Old Dies In Fiery Drunk Driving Crash In Hicksville, Police Say 30-Year-Old Dies In Fiery Drunk Driving Crash In Hicksville, Police Say
30-Year-Old Dies In Fiery Drunk Driving Crash In Hicksville, Police Say An accused drunk driver is behind bars following a fiery, two-vehicle crash that killed a man on Long Island. The wreck happened in Hicksville, near the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Cantiague Rock Road, at around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Nassau County Police said a Subaru was making a left turn from eastbound Prospect Avenue onto northbound Cantiague Rock Road when it struck a westbound Honda. The impact caused the Subaru to catch fire, trapping the 30-year-old male driver inside, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation found that the Honda driver, …

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by Michael Mashburn
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1 Killed, 2 Critically Injured In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash 1 Killed, 2 Critically Injured In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash
1 Killed, 2 Critically Hurt In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash One person was killed and two others were critically injured in a chain-reaction crash on Long Island. Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash It happened just after 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25,  in Lynbrook. Nassau County Police said a 70-year-old man was operating a white 2018 Nissan Sentra as an Uber driver with a 26-year-old male passenger westbound on Sunrise Highway when he struck a white 2012 Audi operated by a 37-year-old man traveling westbound at Atlantic Avenue. The 2012 Audi collided with a 2011 Freightliner Party bus …

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For 48-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle North Lawrence Crash ID Released For 48-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle North Lawrence Crash
ID Released For 48-Year-Old Killed In 3-Vehicle North Lawrence Crash The identity has been released of a man killed in a crash involving three vehicles on Long Island. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7, in North Lawrence. The victim was riding a blue moped in the wrong direction (westbound in the eastbound lane) on Rockaway Turnpike, according to Nassau County Police. He was then involved in a head-on collision with a 2015 Honda SUV being driven by a 57-year-old man Following the initial collision, the moped and its operator were struck by a 2004 box truck, also traveling eastbound in front of 605 Rockaway Turnpike, driven by a 21-year-old m…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fatal Ronkonkoma Crash: 45-Year-Old From Huntington Station ID'd As Victim After Hitting Tree Fatal Ronkonkoma Crash: 45-Year-Old From Huntington Station ID'd As Victim After Hitting Tree
Fatal Ronkonkoma Crash: 45-Year-Old From Huntington Station ID'd As Victim After Hitting Tree One person was killed in an overnight crash near a Long Island intersection.  It happened around 12:05 a.m. Saturday, July 6, in Ronkonkoma. According to Suffolk County Police, the victim was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe on Express Drive North when the vehicle veered off the road at the corner of Breeze Avenue. It hit a street sign, crossed the lawn of 4195 Express Drive North, and then collided head-on with a tree in the yard of 4191 Express Drive North. Milton Garcia, age 45, of Huntington Station, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronoun…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Charged With DWI After SUV Crashes Into NY Store, Killing 4, Injuring 9 Man Charged With DWI After SUV Crashes Into NY Store, Killing 4, Injuring 9
Man Charged With DWI After SUV Crashes Into NY Store, Killing 4, Injuring 9 A man has been charged with driving while intoxicated after authorities say he crashed a vehicle into a shop at a New York strip mall, killing four people and injuring nine others. Click here for a new, updated story - IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At NY Store The incident happened on Long Island around 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, in the hamlet of Deer Park. According to Suffolk County Police, the man was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse southbound at a high rate of speed through the parking lot in front of 421 Commack Road. He then cr…

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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