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Two Seriously Injured In Crash On LI Expressway, Driver Changed With DWI, Police Say Two Seriously Injured In Crash On LI Expressway, Driver Changed With DWI, Police Say
Two Seriously Injured In Crash On LI Expressway, Driver Changed With DWI, Police Say A 23-year-old man was charged with driving while intoxicated after authorities said he struck an SUV on the Long Island Expressway, seriously injuring two people.  The crash happened at about 4:10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26, in Manorville. Segundo Daquilema Lluilema, of Corona, was driving a 2017 Toyota Corolla on the westbound side, east of Exit 70, when he changed lanes and struck the rear of the 2007 Toyota Highlander, Suffolk County Police Department said. The Highlander then left the roadway and overturned. Police said a passenger in the Highlander was taken to the hospital with s…

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by Nicole Valinote
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21-Year-Old Injured In Drive-By Shooting On Residential Long Island Street 21-Year-Old Injured In Drive-By Shooting On Residential Long Island Street
21-Year-Old Injured In Drive-By Shooting On Residential Long Island Street A 21-year-old man was hospitalized after being victimized in a drive-by shooting on a residential road on Long Island, police said. Shots rang out on Prospect Street near the intersection of 45th Street in North Amityville at approximately 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, with two bullets striking the man, who was standing outside an area home. Police said that after the man was shot, the driver proceeded to drive off without stopping. The shooting victim was treated at the scene and transported to an area hospital for additional treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. It is unclear what …

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Tour Bus Driver From Hudson Valley In Crash Hospitalizing 57 ID Released For Tour Bus Driver From Hudson Valley In Crash Hospitalizing 57
ID Released For Tour Bus Driver From Hudson Valley In Crash Hospitalizing 57 The identity has been released of the driver of a tour bus headed from the Hudson Valley that crashed on the New York Thruway about 25 miles west of Syracuse, sending 57 people to the hospital. The crash happened Saturday afternoon, Aug. 14 on westbound I-90 near Exit 40 (Weedsport) in Cayuga County when it exited the roadway for an unknown reason and rolled over onto the grassy shoulder, according to New York State Police. All 57 occupants, including the driver, were transported for injuries ranging from minor to serious.   The bus had departed from the Poughkeepsie area on Satu…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: NY Pledges $15M To Help Boost Vaccination Rates In Lagging Areas COVID-19: NY Pledges $15M To Help Boost Vaccination Rates In Lagging Areas
Covid-19: NY Pledges $15M To Help Boost Vaccination Rates In Lagging Areas With the more transmissible Delta COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly across the country, state health officials are urging New Yorkers to ignore the rhetoric and go get the vaccine. During a COVID-19 briefing this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that nearly 75 percent of New Yorkers had been vaccinated, however, approximately 3.5 million people remain unvaccinated as the state contends with vaccine hesitancy among some communities. “Those who are vaccinated reduce the risk of hospitalization by 94 percent, so if you're vaccinated, you’re much less likely to get COVID to begin with, and i…

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by Zak Failla
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Pedestrian Struck While Walking Near Nassau County Fast-Food Restaurant Pedestrian Struck While Walking Near Nassau County Fast-Food Restaurant
Pedestrian Struck While Walking Near Nassau County Fast-Food Restaurant A pedestrian was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle crossing a busy roadway outside a Long Island fast-food restaurant, police said. A 57-year-old woman was driving a 2017 Honda east on the Hempstead Turnpike at approximately 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27 when she struck the female pedestrian in the vicinity of the Checker’s restaurant in East Meadow, Nassau County Police said. According to police, the pedestrian suffered severe head trauma, and was transported by paramedics to an area hospital for treatment of the injuries. Investigators noted that th…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Struck By LIRR Train Man Struck By LIRR Train
Man Struck By Lirr Train A man was seriously injured after being hit by a train on Long Island. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m., Monday, June 7, when the man was struck by a train at the Amityville station, said MTA officials. The man was removed to the hospital alive with leg injuries after being struck. Some 115 commuters on the train, the 9:12 p.m. out of Babylon to Penn Station, were safely moved to another train, while the track was de-energized to remove the injured man. The MTA Police are investigating the incident but said that no criminality was involved during the incident.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Dirt-Biker Rider Doing 'Wheelie' Seriously Hurt After Crash With Minivan On Long Island Police: Dirt-Biker Rider Doing 'Wheelie' Seriously Hurt After Crash With Minivan On Long Island
Police: Dirt-Biker Rider Doing 'Wheelie' Seriously Hurt After Crash With Minivan On Long Island A 24-year-old man was hospitalized in serious condition after being struck by a minivan while doing a “wheelie" on a dirt bike in a two-vehicle Long Island crash, police said. Detectives from the Nassau County Police Department said that at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1, the man was driving an unregistered dirt bike north on Grand Avenue in Baldwin when he crashed into a 2011 Toyota minivan. As a result of the collision, the driver of the dirt bike suffered “severe trauma injuries” and was transported to an area hospital for treatment, police said.  The operator of the minivan was not…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Hospitalized After Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash Two Hospitalized After Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash
Two Hospitalized After Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash Two people were hospitalized after a chain-reaction, three-vehicle crash on a busy Long Island roadway overnight. It happened around 3 a.m. Saturday, April 4 in Mineola. A Lexus sedan, being operated by a 27-year-old man, was traveling eastbound on Jericho Turnpike where it intersects with Willis Avenue when it was involved in a collision with a Chevrolet SUV operated by a 38-year-old man, Nassau County Police said.  The Chevrolet SUV then collided with a Jeep SUV operated by a 26-year-old woman, according to police.  The Lexus sedan proceeded to collide with a fence at 113…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Injured In Crash Between Mercedes-Benz SUV, Ambulance On Busy Long Island Roadway Two Injured In Crash Between Mercedes-Benz SUV, Ambulance On Busy Long Island Roadway
Two Injured In Crash Between Mercedes-Benz SUV, Ambulance On Busy Long Island Roadway Two people were hospitalized, one with critical injuries, after a crash between an SUV and an ambulance on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened around 1:50 p.m. Friday, April 2 in Carle Place. The Nassau County Police ambulance was traveling eastbound on Old Country Road with engaged emergency lights and sirens when the collision happened with a Mercedes-Benz SUV traveling westbound, according to authorities. The Mercedes made a left turn onto Zeckendorf Boulevard from Old Country Road at the time, police said.  A Land Rover stopped on Zeckendorf Boulevard was also impacted during…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Positive-Test Rate Increase; Latest Case Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Positive-Test Rate Increase; Latest Case Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Positive-Test Rate Increase; Latest Case Breakdown By Community More than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Long Island in the past 24 hours as the positive infection rate saw a small increase and remains among the highest in New York. For the third straight day, the seven-day average infection rate on Long Island rose, from 4.39 percent to 4.52 percent on Thursday, April 1, the second-highest of New York's 10 regions, better only than the mid-Hudson Valley's 4.84 percent rate. Statewide, the positive infection rate continues to rise, up to 3.59 percent on April 1. In Suffolk, 706 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections were reported, bringing the …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Rundown Of Cases By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Rundown Of Cases By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Rundown Of Cases By Community For the second straight day, Long Island reported an uptick in positive COVID-19 infection rates as the region remains among the hottest spots for the virus in New York. Suffolk was reporting 764 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections in the latest data provided by the state Department of Health, bringing the total to 183,206 since the pandemic began. In Nassau, 689 new cases made it a total of 168,246. After holding steady at 4.34 percent for consecutive days earlier in the week, the average seven-day positive infection rate on Long Island rose to 4.38 percent on Tuesday, March 30 to 4.39 per…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community After seeing nearly a week of rising infection rate, Long Island saw it dip for the second time in as many days as both Suffolk and Nassau reported more than 600 new cases. According to the state Department of Health, there were 632 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Nassau, as the total rose to 159,401, while there were 651 cases reported in Suffolk for a total of 173,321 since the pandemic began more than a year ago. Nine new COVID-19 fatalities in Suffolk brought the death toll to 3,185, while two new deaths in Nassau brought the total to an even 3,000. The COVID-19 average seven-day posit…

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by Zak Failla