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30-Year-Old Dies In 2-Vehicle Crash In East Northport
Police are investigating after a 30-year-old man died in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island. The crash happened on Jericho Turnpike near Verleye Avenue in East Northport at about 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Police said Gary Skaats, of East Northport, was riding a 1998 motorcycle west on Jericho Turnpike when the motorcycle crashed into a 2012 Honda SUV that was attempting to turn left from the eastbound lanes into a parking lot. SCPD said Skaats was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the USV, a 36-year-old Dix Hills resi…
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Trio Charged After Handguns Found During Traffic Stop In Roosevelt, Police Report
Three men are facing weapons charges after police reported finding multiple handguns during a traffic stop on Long Island. The incident happened at about 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Roosevelt, the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers saw a 2016 Honda Accord travel south on Wagner Avenue and fail to obey a stop sign at the intersection of East Clinton Avenue, NCPD said. Police pulled the Honda over and recovered three handguns from the car during an investigation, authorities said. NCPD said the following individuals were arrested without incident: Kaevon Edwards, …
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Man Sentenced For Wrong-Way DWI Crash That Killed 74-Year-Old In Oakdale
A 57-year-old man was sentenced for driving while intoxicated on Long Island and getting into a head-on crash that killed a 74-year-old man. On Wednesday, Aug. 3, Noel Pastora was given an indeterminate sentence of three-and-a-half to 10-and-a-half years in prison for the June 27, 2021, crash that killed Dominick Capizola, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced. Pastora pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in June, Tierney said. “This defendant’s reckless operation of his car while intoxicated cost an innocent man his life," Tierney said in the …
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One Killed In Overnight Long Island Expressway Crash In Medford
One person was killed in an overnight crash on the Long Island Expressway. It happened around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, July 10 in Medford. A man was walking across eastbound Long Island Expressway, between Exits 64 and 65, when he was struck by a 2016 Jeep Cherokee driven by a 58-year-old Yaphank man and then by a 2022 Honda Pilot driven by a 53-year-old Medford man, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, who has not yet been identified by police, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The drivers o…
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25-Year-Old Killed In Crash At Ronkonkoma Intersection
Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash at a Long Island intersection that left a man dead. It happened around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 6 in Ronkonkoma. John Hannon, age 25, of Patchogue, was riding a 2015 Honda motorcycle westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when the vehicle was struck by an eastbound 2006 Toyota Tacoma making a left turn onto Artic Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. Hannon was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the Toyota, a 54-year-old Huntington man who was al…
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21-Year-Old Woman Killed In Crash At Long Island Intersection
Police are investigating a crash at a busy Long Island intersection that killed a woman overnight. It happened around 11 p.m. Monday, July 4 in Lindenhurst. A 23-year-old Copiague woman was driving a 2009 Toyota sedan westbound on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) when the vehicle turned left onto southbound Straight Path and was struck on the passenger side by an eastbound 2020 Honda SUV driven by a 33-year-old Oakdale man, Suffolk County Police said. Emely Tejada, 21, of Amityville, a front-seat passenger in the Toyota, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West…
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Police Investigating After Man Carjacked At Knifepoint On Long Island
Police are looking for a group of men accused of carjacking a man at knifepoint on Long Island. The 21-year-old victim told Nassau County Police he was parked at the Inwood Railroad Station on Doughty Boulevard Tuesday, June 21, when six men approached him just before 10 p.m. One of the suspects brandished a knife and demanded the keys to his 2015 Honda, according to police. The victim complied and the six men fled in the vehicle heading northbound on Doughty Avenue, police said. The victim was not injured. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Nassau County Crime Sto…
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Man Dies After Vehicle Becomes Entangled In Wires From Earlier Brookville Crash, Police Say
A driver is facing charges after a 33-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle became entangled in telephone wires that came down during an earlier crash on Long Island. The incident happened in Brookville just after midnight on Thursday, June 16, according to the Nassau County Police Department. A 21-year-old woman was driving a 2017 Ford sedan north on Cedar Swamp Road when she lost control of the vehicle, NCPD said. The Ford flipped over and struck a telephone pole, which caused a hazardous condition with wires down, police said. Within minutes, a man riding a 2006 Honda motor…
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ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Car On Long Island Roadway
The identity has been released of a woman who was killed after being struck by a car on a Long Island roadway overnight. The crash happened around 12:35 a.m. Thursday, June 9 in Greenlawn. The pedestrian was walking on Park Avenue, north of Hartland Avenue, when she was struck by a northbound 2012 Honda Accord, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, a 33-year-old woman now identified as Tagried Thompson, of Huntington Station, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, police said. The d…
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Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Hit-Run Long Island Crash
A suspect has been charged in connection to a fatal hit-and-run Long Island crash. The crash happened around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 in Coram. Edward White, age 53, of Coram was traveling eastbound on a bicycle on the shoulder in front of 50 Middle Country Road, when he was struck by a light-colored SUV that was also traveling eastbound, Suffolk County Police said. White was thrown off the bicycle into the roadway, and was then struck by a 2015 Honda CRV that was traveling eastbound behind the light-colored SUV, said police. The light-colored SUV fled the scene, continuin…
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ID Released For Person Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
Updated story: Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Hit-Run Long Island Crash Police have released the identity of a person killed in a hit-and-run Long Island crash. The crash happened around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 in Coram. A bicyclist was traveling eastbound on the shoulder in front of 50 Middle Country Road, when he was struck by a light-colored SUV that was also traveling eastbound, Suffolk County Police said. On Wednesday, April 20, the SCPD identified the bicyclist as Edward White, age 53, of Coram. White was thrown off the bicycle into the roadway, and was then stru…
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Wrong-Way Driver Killed, Another Motorist Seriously Injured In Head-On Long Island Crash
Police are investigating a crash that killed a wrong-way driver and seriously injured another motorist overnight on Long Island. It happened at around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, April 14 in Melville. Marie Louis, age 56, of North Amityville, was driving a 2005 Honda Civic westbound in the eastbound lanes of Express Drive South at Maxess Road, when the vehicle collided head-on with an eastbound 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC, Suffolk County Police said. Louis was transported to Nassau University Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, according to police. The driver of th…
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