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Long Island Woman Charged After Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injures Teen Bicyclist, Police Say
A Long Island woman was apprehended after fleeing the scene following a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a teenage bicyclist, according to police.
Jocelin Nunez Martinez, age 21, of Bay Shore, was driving a 2011 Nissan Titan pickup truck in Babylon eastbound on West Main Street, just west of Thompson Avenue, when her vehicle struck Jeremy Shaffer, age15, of Babylon, who was riding a bicycle southbound across West Main Street just before 5 p.m. Saturday, May 15, Suffolk County Police said.
Nunez Martinez then fled the scene in the Nissan, police said.
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Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car While Attempting To Cross Busy Long Island Roadway
A woman was killed after being struck by a car while attempting to cross a busy Long Island roadway.
The incident happened just before 8:45 a.m. Friday, March 26 in West Babylon.
Mumtaz Malik, age 81, of Lindenhurst, was attempting to cross Route 109 at East Drive when she was struck by an eastbound 2019 Nissan Altima, Suffolk County Police said.
Malik was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where she was pronounced dead, according to police.
The driver of the Nissan, Michelle Santangelo, age 51, of West Islip, was not injured.
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Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway
A man was killed after being struck by a vehicle overnight on Long Island.
It happened on Tuesday, Jan. 5, at approximately 9:30 p.m. in Deer Park.
Richard Prezzano, 19, of West Islip, was driving a 2004 Nissan Sentra westbound on Bay Shore Road, when the vehicle struck an adult man in the roadway, Suffolk County Police said.
The victim, who has not yet been identified by police, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with critical injuries. He died from those injures early Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, Suffolk County Police announced.
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One Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash
One person was killed and another and seriously injured in a single-vehicle Long Island crash.
It happened around 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23 in West Babylon.
Dennis Markey, 47, of Bay Shore, and Marcus Pitts, 35, of Freeport, were heading southbound in a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer on Wellwood Avenue, passing the entrance of St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries, when the driver lost control of the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.
The Chevrolet crashed through a fence and overturned several times on the cemetery property before coming to a stop near the roadway, according to…
ID Released For Victim In Fatal Overnight Long Island Shooting
The victim of a fatal overnight shooting on Long Island has been identified.
It happened on Saturday, Dec. 28 at approximately 2:50 a.m. in Wheatley Heights.
First Precinct officers responded to Little East Neck Road, between Charlestown Place and Westmore Place, after a 911 caller reported a man lying on the side of the road, Suffolk County Police said.
When officers arrived, they found the man, now ID'd as Frederick Delacruz, 30, of the Bronx, with a gunshot wound, police said. He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.&n…
Nassau County Man Struck, Killed By Minivan In Suffolk
A man from Nassau County was killed after being hit by a minivan in Suffolk County.
It happened at about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Copiague, Suffolk County Police said.
Nicole Campay, 40, of Lindenhurst, was driving a 2012 Chrysler Town & Country eastbound on Oak Street, east of Great Neck Road, when the vehicle struck the pedestrian who stepped into the roadway.
The pedestrian, Wojtek Brajczewski, 61, of Wantagh, was transported via Copiague Rescue to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead. Campay was not injured.
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Two Teens Injured, One Seriously, When Motorcycle Crashes With Car In Suffolk
Two teenagers were injured, one seriously, when a motorcycle crashed with a car on Long Island.
It happened on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at approximately 7:45 p.m. in Copiague, Suffolk County Police said.
The boys, traveling southbound on Amerigo Vespucci Avenue on a 2007 motorcycle, failed to stop for the stop sign at the intersection of Campagnoli Avenue and were struck by an eastbound 2013 Infiniti JX-35. Neither boy was wearing safety equipment, according to police.
The passenger on the motorcycle, Rainiery Balbuena, 13, of Copiague was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medica…
Delivery Man Charged After Woman Dragged To Death In North Babylon Hit-Run
A driver for AutoZone has been charged after he allegedly struck a woman with his van and dragged her hundreds of yards to her death in Suffolk County.
The incident happened at around 1 p.m. Monday, July 29 in North Babylon. A second victim, a man, was also struck and suffered injuries.
The 26-year-old driver was behind the wheel of a 2017 Dodge Ram work van when he struck Ann Marie Christina, 38, of East Quogue, and Eric Krems, 40, in front of AutoZone, located at 1295 Deer Park Ave., Suffolk County Police said.
The driver, identified as Donnell Hicks, did no…
Three, Including Suffolk County Police Officer, Injured In Crash Near Walt Whitman Mall
A Suffolk County Police officer and two others were injured during a crash near the Walt Whitman Mall.
The crash took place around 5:51 p.m., Sunday, May 5, on Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station, according to the Suffolk County Police.
According to police, the marked police vehicle, which had its lights and sirens activated, was following an ambulance northbound on Walt Whitman Road when a 2018 Volkswagen Passat pulled out of the Walt Whitman Mall parking lot and the two vehicles collided, police said.
The officer was taken to Nassau University Medical Center. The driver o…
