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55-Year-Old Killed In North Massapequa Hit-Run Crash 55-Year-Old Killed In North Massapequa Hit-Run Crash
55-Year-Old Killed In North Massapequa Hit-Run Crash A suspect is on the loose after a fatal overnight hit-and-run Long Island crash. It happened around 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, in North Massapequa. A 55-year-old man was crossing Hicksville Road in the vicinity of Boundary Avenue when he was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene in an unknown direction.  The man was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead by hospital staff. His name has not yet been released. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives request anyone with information on the incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Sought After Injuring Woman Walking On Long Island Hit-Run Driver Sought After Injuring Woman Walking On Long Island
Hit-Run Driver Sought After Injuring Woman Walking On Long Island Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that injured a woman on Long Island. The incident happened in the Brookhaven hamlet of Sound Beach, on Sound Beach Boulevard, at around 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. Suffolk County Police said a Toyota Corolla was driving on South Beach Boulevard when it struck a 55-year-old woman and fled the scene. Authorities did not elaborate on the victim’s condition. The suspect’s vehicle is described as a 2014 to 2017 silver Corolla with damage to its right side, including a missing right-side mirror. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Crash: Greenport Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car In Riverhead, Police Say Hit-Run Crash: Greenport Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car In Riverhead, Police Say
Hit-Run Crash: Greenport Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car In Riverhead, Police Say A man has been accused of driving drunk with three children in the car after a hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The incident happened around 8:10 p.m. in Riverhead. Greenport resident Juan L. Arevalo-Lopez, age 22, crashed a white Honda Civic on Old Country Road before fleeing the scene, according to  Riverhead Police Department. Responding officers found Arevalo-Lopez to be intoxicated while his 1-year-old daughter, and two boys -- ages 9 and 10 -- were inside the vehicle, said police. Arevalo-Lopez was charged with: Driving while intoxicated, under Leandra's Law;  Three cou…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Angry Driver Intentionally Mowed Down Employees Outside Long Island School, DA Says Angry Driver Intentionally Mowed Down Employees Outside Long Island School, DA Says
Angry Driver Intentionally Mowed Down Employees Outside Long Island School, DA Says An accused hit-and-run driver who struck two employees outside a Long Island school, injuring them, intentionally targeted the pair, prosecutors allege. Josef McLorrain, age 22, of Brooklyn, was indicted on attempted murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Prosecutors said McLorrain was driving a Mazda SUV in the parking lot of Eastern Suffolk BOCES’ Bellport Academic Center, located on Martha Avenue, on the morning of Monday, June 24. Earlier Report: Employees Injured In Hit-Run Crash At Eastern Suffolk Boces At around 8:30 a.m., he accelerated hi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
NYPD Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged With DWI, Hit-Run NYPD Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged With DWI, Hit-Run
Nypd Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged With DWI, Hit-Run An NYPD sergeant from the Hudson Valley was charged with DWI and hit-and-run following a pursuit with the New York State Police on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The incident occurred in Rockland and Orange counties on Sunday, Aug. 4, in Haverstraw and Highlands. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, around 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, troopers received word of a hit-and-run on the Palisades Parkway in the town of Haverstraw. A trooper located the vehicle, a 2009 Honda traveling north near exit 13. The trooper initiated a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Brentwood Boy Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Wyandanch Crash Injuring Central Islip Woman Brentwood Boy Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Wyandanch Crash Injuring Central Islip Woman
Brentwood Boy Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Wyandanch Crash Injuring Central Islip Woman A teenager has been apprehended after police say he left the scene of a Long Island crash that seriously injured a woman. It happened just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 in Wyandanch. A 2013 Toyota Camry and a 2014 Kia Optima were involved in an initial crash with no injuries at the corner of Patton Avenue and Wellwood Avenue in Wyandanch.  The occupants of the vehicles exited to assess the damage and during that time a 2010 Nissan Rogue traveling westbound on Patton Avenue struck the rear of the stopped Kia and pushed it into the Camry, according to Suffolk C…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hit-Run Crash Update: Suspect Nabbed After 31-Year-Old Killed In Brentwood Hit-Run Crash Update: Suspect Nabbed After 31-Year-Old Killed In Brentwood
Hit-Run Crash Update: Suspect Nabbed After 31-Year-Old Killed In Brentwood A suspect has been apprehended after a fatal hit-and-run crash earlier this week on Long Island. The crash happened around 7:20 p.m. Monday, July 29, in Brentwood. A man was riding a motorcycle northbound on Wick Road when a southbound driving 2008 Ford Explorer made a left turn in front of the motorcycle, according to Suffolk County Police.  The motorcyclist was ejected from the vehicle, which caught fire as a result of the collision. Andres Eloy Khammach La Cruz, age 31, of Brentwood, was taken by ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he wa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Know Her? Woman Wanted For Driving Across Lawn On Long Island, Hitting Car, Police Say Know Her? Woman Wanted For Driving Across Lawn On Long Island, Hitting Car, Police Say
Know Her? Woman Wanted For Driving Across Lawn On Long Island, Hitting Car, Police Say Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a woman who drove across a lawn and hit a car in the driveway before fleeing.  The incident occurred in Nesconset on Pierson Street around 7:25 p.m. on Sunday, July 28. According to the Suffolk County Police, the unidentified woman drove a blue Hyundai four-door sedan across the home's lawn and hit a 2022 Ford parked in the home's driveway. The woman approached the home's security camera at the front door and apologized but did not leave her name or contact information, police said. The homeowner was not home at the tim…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 31-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Brentwood Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 31-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Brentwood
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 31-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Brentwood One person was killed in a hit-and-run crash overnight on Long Island. Click here for a new, updated story - Hit-Run Crash Update: Suspect Nabbed After 31-Year-Old Killed In Brentwood It happened around 7:20 p.m. Monday, July 29, in Brentwood. A man was riding a motorcycle northbound on Wick Road when a southbound driving 2008 Ford Explorer made a left turn in front of the motorcycle, according to Suffolk County Police.  The motorcyclist was ejected from the vehicle, which caught fire as a result of the collision. Andres Eloy Khammach La Cruz, age 31, of Brentwood, …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Drunk Mom With Toddler In Car Nabbed In Hit-Run At Long Island Children's Museum, Police Say Drunk Mom With Toddler In Car Nabbed In Hit-Run At Long Island Children's Museum, Police Say
Drunk Mom With Toddler In Car Nabbed In Hit-Run At Long Island Children's Museum, Police Say A Long Island mother is facing DWI charges in connection with multiple hit-and-runs that occurred outside a children’s museum with her young daughter present. The incident happened in East Garden City, at the Long Island Children’s Museum on Railroad Avenue, at around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. Nassau County Police said Monique Williams, age 35, of East Garden City first struck an unoccupied car in the museum’s parking lot before colliding with an occupied Nissan sedan on Davis Avenue and fleeing the scene. Officers located her a short time later several blocks away, on Commercial Avenu…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash Injuring Wheatley Heights Boy In Patchogue Drunk Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash Injuring Wheatley Heights Boy In Patchogue
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash Injuring Wheatley Heights Boy In Patchogue An allegedly drunk driver has been charged after a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a child on a Long Island roadway. It happened around 4:45 a.m. Sunday, July 21, in Patchogue. A 13-year-old boy from Wheatley Heights was riding an e-bike eastbound on East Main Street when an eastbound Audi struck him in front of 350 East Main Street and fled the scene, according to Suffolk County Police. The boy was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. Following an investigation, Flavio Lituma, age 53, of Medford, was arrested in fron…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hit-Run Crash Killing Volunteer Firefighter Leads To Felony Charge For Long Island Woman Hit-Run Crash Killing Volunteer Firefighter Leads To Felony Charge For Long Island Woman
Hit-Run Crash Killing Volunteer Firefighter Leads To Felony Charge For Long Island Woman Prosecutors have formally charged a Long Island woman accused of leaving a volunteer firefighter for dead following a car crash. Maria Guallpa-Bonilla, age 36, of Bellport, was indicted on a count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in Suffolk County Court Thursday, July 18, in the death of Christopher Hlavaty. The 22-year-old died Monday night, June 10, after his motorcycle was struck by a car in Patchogue, near Main Street and Rider Avenue, according to police. Earlier Report: Arrest Made In Hit-Run Death Of Christopher Hlavaty Prosecutors claim Guallpa-Bonilla …

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by Michael Mashburn