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Bleeding Out, No Tourniquet Possible: Nassau Officers Save Pedestrian’s Life After Crash Bleeding Out, No Tourniquet Possible: Nassau Officers Save Pedestrian’s Life After Crash
Bleeding Out, No Tourniquet Possible: Nassau Officers Save Pedestrian’s Life After Crash A 20-year-old man lay bleeding heavily on a Baldwin street, his right arm torn open, after being struck by a car. Without a moment to lose, Nassau County officers sprang into action—saving his life in a dramatic roadside rescue, police announced on Saturday, March 15.  Officers rushed to Forest Avenue and Clyde Road after the crash at 12:50 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025. They found the young victim semi-conscious, blood pooling from a deep laceration to his right arm. The wound was so severe that a tourniquet wouldn’t work, police said. Instead, quick-thinking officers grabbed a ble…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Road Rage: Killer Who Stomped Long Island Father To Death Formally Charged With Murder, DA Says Road Rage: Killer Who Stomped Long Island Father To Death Formally Charged With Murder, DA Says
Road Rage: Killer Who Stomped Long Island Father To Death Formally Charged With Murder, DA Says A 26-year-old man accused of beating a father and grandfather to death following a fender bender on Long Island has been formally charged with murder. Patrick Destine, of Queens, was arraigned on second-degree murder and other charges in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, June 7, in the beating death of 54-year-old David McKenzie in Baldwin in April 2023. According to prosecutors, it was around 11 p.m. on April 15 when Destine and McKenzie got into a minor car accident in Baldwin, near Shuman Place and Forest Avenue. Earlier Report: Road-Rage Murder Update: Baldwin Man Identified As V…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Road-Rage Murder Update: Long Island Man Identified As Victim Road-Rage Murder Update: Long Island Man Identified As Victim
Road-Rage Murder Update: Long Island Man Identified As Victim The man brutally killed by beating after a road rage incident on Saturday, April 15 has been identified as David McKenzie, age 54, of Baldwin, police said.  McKenzie was pronounced dead after 26-year-old Patrick Destine allegedly beat him to death. The incident occurred when Destine and McKenzie's cars collided.  Both got out and began to argue verbally, authorities claim, but Destine began to kick  McKenzie in the head violently. This caused severe head trauma and McKenzie was pronounced dead nearly an hour later. Destine was arraigned at First District Court on Mond…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Suffers Severe Injuries After Being Hit By Van In Baldwin 21-Year-Old Suffers Severe Injuries After Being Hit By Van In Baldwin
21-Year-Old Suffers Severe Injuries After Being Hit By Van In Baldwin A 21-year-old suffered severe injuries after being struck by a vehicle on a busy Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 in Baldwin. A 2003 Ford van driven by a 40-year-old man was headed southbound on Forest Avenue where he struck the pedestrian who was crossing Forest Avenue from west to east, Nassau County Police said.  The victim suffered severe head trauma and was transported by Nassau County Ambulance to a nearby hospital, where he is listed in critical condition. His identity has not yet been released The driver remained at the scene and a …

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by Joe Lombardi