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Fatal Crash: 21-Year-Old From Huntington ID'd As Victim On Long Island Fatal Crash: 21-Year-Old From Huntington ID'd As Victim On Long Island
Fatal Crash: 21-Year-Old From Huntington ID'd As Victim On Long Island One person was killed. in a two-vehicle The victim was operating a 2004 Yamaha motorcycle eastbound in Elwood on Jericho Turnpike when he crashed into a 2014 Toyota Corolla traveling westbound as it was making a left turn into a driveway in front of 1500 East Jericho Turnpike at around 3:40 p.m. Friday, Oct.11 Suffolk County Police said. Alexis Ascencio Luna, age 21, of Huntington, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the Toyota, a 34-year-old Central Islip man, was transported to Huntington Hospital for evaluation and released. Anyone w…
‘Friend’ Who Stabbed Father Of 4 To Death, Attacked Victim's Wife On Long Island Sentenced ‘Friend’ Who Stabbed Father Of 4 To Death, Attacked Victim's Wife On Long Island Sentenced
‘Friend’ Who Stabbed Father Of 4 To Death, Attacked Victim's Wife On Long Island Sentenced A Long Island man will spend decades in prison for stabbing a father of four to death before turning the knife on the victim’s wife. Candelario Cordova, age 54, of Huntington Station, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, July 24, for the murder of Roque Cisneros. Emergency crews in Huntington Station were called on Feb. 16, 2023, with reports of an altercation outside a home near Oakwood Road. Officers found the 58-year-old Cisneros and his wife suffering from multiple stab wounds outside their home. Earlier Report: Manslaughter Plea In Slaying…
2 Men Dead In Separate Drownings At Long Island Homes 2 Men Dead In Separate Drownings At Long Island Homes
2 Men Dead In Separate Drownings At Long Island Homes Two men have died following separate drowning incidents in residential swimming pools on Long Island. The first incident happened at an East Northport home on Ketay Drive South shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, July 4. Suffolk County Police said John Vormbaum, age 79, was found unresponsive in a pool. An officer performed CPR, but Vormbaum was pronounced dead at Huntington Hospital. Emergency crews were called again at around 2:15 a.m. Friday, July 5, for an unresponsive man in a private swimming pool in Wyandanch, located on Jamaica Avenue. Officers pulled 23-year-old Kenneth Murphy, of Br…
Vehicular Homicide: Driver In Double-Fatal Long Island Crash Sentenced Vehicular Homicide: Driver In Double-Fatal Long Island Crash Sentenced
Vehicular Homicide: Driver In Double-Fatal Long Island Crash Sentenced The man behind a high-speed drunk driving crash that killed a husband and wife has received his sentence, authorities announced. On Monday, June 17, 33-year-old Sotirios Spanos was sentenced to seven to 21 years behind bars for the wrong-way crash that killed Ismenia and Odalis Urena, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. The sentence comes nearly 10 months after the August 12, 2023 crash. Earlier Report: Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife Spanos was driving drunk just after 12:30 a.m. that morning, speeding eastbound on…
Long Island Man Dies Over Week After Being Pulled Unresponsive From Pool Long Island Man Dies Over Week After Being Pulled Unresponsive From Pool
Long Island Man Dies Over Week After Being Pulled Unresponsive From Pool A Long Island man has died over a week after he was pulled unresponsive from a swimming pool. Emergency crews were called at around 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, after a 45-year-old man was found unresponsive in a residential pool in the hamlet of West Hills, on West Hills Road. A resident of the home performed CPR until first responders arrived and took the man to Huntington Hospital. He remained in critical condition for more than a week. On Wednesday, May 29, Suffolk County Police confirmed that the man, identified as Ellery Smith, of Huntington Station, had died. Anyone with information on t…
Tragic Update: 37-Year-Old Dies Following Hit-Run Crash On Long Island Tragic Update: 37-Year-Old Dies Following Hit-Run Crash On Long Island
Tragic Update: 37-Year-Old Dies Following Hit-Run Crash On Long Island A man has died days after suffering serious injuries in an early morning hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The incident happened at around 12:15 a.m. Sunday, May 5, in Dix Hills. Suffolk County Police said 37-year-old Amilar Velasquez, of Huntington Station, was walking on the northbound shoulder of West Hills Road near West 16th Street when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Earlier Report: Hit-Run Crash: 37-Year-Old From Huntington Station Suffers Serious Injuries In Dix Hills Velasquez was taken to Huntington Hospital in critical condition. In an update Thursday, M…
Hit-Run Crash: 37-Year-Old From Huntington Station Suffers Serious Injuries In Dix Hills Hit-Run Crash: 37-Year-Old From Huntington Station Suffers Serious Injuries In Dix Hills
Hit-Run Crash: 37-Year-Old From Huntington Station Suffers Serious Injuries In Dix Hills A person suffered critical injuries in an early morning hit-and-run crash on Long Island. Updated story - 37-Year-Old Dies Following Hit-Run Crash On Long Island It happened around 12:15 a.m. Sunday, May 5 in Dix Hills. The victim, Amilar Velasquez, a 37-year-old Huntington Station resident, was walking on the northbound shoulder in front of 32 West Hills Road when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene at 12:13 a.m. Velasquz was transported to Huntington Hospital in critical condition, according to Suffolk County Police. Detectives are asking anyone with information …
Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife
Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges for an August 2023 high-speed, head-on crash that killed a husband and wife and which he allegedly was driving drunk at twice the legal legal. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2023, in Laurel Hollow. Odalis and Ismenia Urena, both 37 years old, were traveling in a convertible heading westbound on Northern Boulevard approaching Moores Hill Road. Sotirios Spanos, age 33, of Syosset, was traveling in a 2023 Acura MDX eastbound on Northern Boulevard at a high rate of speed and while intoxi…
'Below Deck' Star, NY Urologist Used Cast Member Names To Obtain Opioids, DA Says 'Below Deck' Star, NY Urologist Used Cast Member Names To Obtain Opioids, DA Says
'Below Deck' Star, NY Urologist Used Cast Member Names To Obtain Opioids, DA Says A Long Island doctor and his wife are accused of using the names of reality show cast members to prescribe and fill prescriptions for opioid drugs. Francis and Jessica Martinis, of Fort Salonga, were arraigned on multiple charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Dec. 14. Mr. Martinis is a Northport-based urologist and works with several hospitals, including Mount Sinai Hospital and Huntington Hospital at Northwell Health. According to prosecutors, the couple landed in the sights of investigators in January 2023 when Jessica Martinis allegedly tried to fill a hand-written prescription f…
'Enraged' Customer Admits Slashing, Disfiguring Bouncer At Long Island Bar 'Enraged' Customer Admits Slashing, Disfiguring Bouncer At Long Island Bar
'Enraged' Customer Admits Slashing, Disfiguring Bouncer At Long Island Bar A bouncer at a Long Island bar is permanently disfigured after an angry customer slashed his face after being denied entry. Darieo St. Leger, age 34, of Islip Terrace, pleaded guilty to one count of assault in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 28. According to prosecutors, it was around 12:40 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2022, when St. Leger and the bouncer began arguing outside the Ivy Kitchen and Bar in Huntington after the bouncer refused to let him inside. He admitted that he slashed the bouncer across his face, from ear to mouth, with a sharp object before fleeing the scene. The bounce…
16-Year-Old Gets Over Decade For Ambush Killing Of 'Proud' Godfather On Long Island 16-Year-Old Gets Over Decade For Ambush Killing Of 'Proud' Godfather On Long Island
16-Year-Old Gets Over Decade For Ambush Killing Of 'Proud' Godfather On Long Island A teenager has been sentenced to years in prison for killing a man in an ambush shooting on Long Island. Ramon Lyons, age 16, of Huntington Station, was given 12 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Nov. 13. It followed his guilty plea to second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Luis Cameron Rimmer-Hernandez. Earlier Report: 16-Year-Old Confesses To Ambush Killing Of 'Intelligent, Proud Godfather' In Huntington According to prosecutors, Lyons ran up to the victim as he stood talking to friends in Huntington Station, on Lowndes Avenue, shortly before 1…
Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting Of Elite Fencer At NY Home Under Investigation By NY AG Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting Of Elite Fencer At NY Home Under Investigation By NY AG
Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting Of Elite Fencer At NY Home Under Investigation By NY AG An officer-involved shooting at a Long Island home that killed an elite fencer is under investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s Office. The agency’s Office of Special Investigations (OSI) has opened a probe into the death of Alan Weber, who was shot to death by a Suffolk County Police officer inside an Elwood home Tuesday night, Oct. 10. Officers responded to the home, located on Mander Lane, at around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday after a neighbor called 911 saying a man was acting violently, according to Suffolk County Police. Earlier Report: Police Shoot, Kill Sword-Wielding …
Police Shoot, Kill Sword-Wielding Man Inside Long Island Home Police Shoot, Kill Sword-Wielding Man Inside Long Island Home
Police Shoot, Kill Sword-Wielding Man Inside Long Island Home Police shot and killed a 54-year-old man inside a Long Island home after he allegedly charged at them with a sword. See updated story here: Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting Of Elite Fencer At Elwood Home Under Investigation By NY AG Officers responded to an Elwood home on Mander Lane at around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, after a neighbor called 911 for a man acting violently, according to Suffolk County Police. When they arrived, a resident of the home, Alan Weber, refused to come outside and was screaming and breaking property in the home, police said. Officers then made their way …
Twin Brothers Seriously Hurt In Single-Vehicle DWI Crash On Long Island, Police Say Twin Brothers Seriously Hurt In Single-Vehicle DWI Crash On Long Island, Police Say
Twin Brothers Seriously Hurt In Single-Vehicle DWI Crash On Long Island, Police Say Two twin brothers are seriously injured following a suspected DWI crash on Long Island. The single-vehicle wreck happened at around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, in Huntington Station, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators said Terhon Legros, age 28, was driving an Infiniti Q50 westbound on West 11th Street when he lost control and struck a utility pole near Oakwood Road. Legros and his twin brother Terrell, both of Huntington Station, were taken by ambulance to Huntington Hospital with serious injuries, police said. Terhon Legros was later arrested on suspicion of driving whi…
15-Year-Old From Huntington Station Facing Host Of Charges After Shooting Himself, Police Say 15-Year-Old From Huntington Station Facing Host Of Charges After Shooting Himself, Police Say
15-Year-Old From Huntington Station Facing Host Of Charges After Shooting Himself, Police Say A teenage Long Island boy is facing a host of charges after police say he shot himself. A staff member at Huntington Hospital notified police that a 15-year-old boy was being treated in the emergency room for a gunshot wound to his left hand at around 3:15 p.m. Saturday, July 8. Following an investigation by Suffolk County PD Second Squad detectives, a .22 caliber ghost gun was recovered at the teen’s Huntington Station residence, on Foxwood Drive Eas,t and he was placed under arrest about three hours late. The 15-year-old was charged with: Criminal possession of…
Fatal DWI Crash: 23-Year-Old Huntington Station Resident ID'd As Victim In West Hills Fatal DWI Crash: 23-Year-Old Huntington Station Resident ID'd As Victim In West Hills
Fatal DWI Crash: 23-Year-Old Huntington Station Resident ID'd As Victim In West Hills A man has been accused of driving drunk after a fatal crash in a residential Long Island neighborhood. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 4 in West Hills. A Huntington Station man was driving a 2017 Honda Accord northbound on Sweet Hollow Road, south of Chichester Road, when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lanes and struck a 2010 Toyota Prius head-on, Suffolk County Police said. A passenger in the back seat of the Honda, Marlon Nunez, age 23, of Huntington Station, was transported to Plainview Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Flores Gracia…
Support Swells, Family Wants Justice For Long Island Hit-Run Victim Support Swells, Family Wants Justice For Long Island Hit-Run Victim
Support Swells, Family Wants Justice For Long Island Hit-Run Victim While a young man who was the victim of a hit-and-run begins his long road to recovery, his family is asking the community to help bring the driver to justice. William Thomas, a 24-year-old Huntington resident, was walking near Hoftra Drive in Greenlawn when, in the early hours of Thursday, May 4, an unknown driver struck him and fled the scene. Earlier Report: Greenlawn Hit-Run Seriously Injures Young Man: Police According to a GoFundMe set up to help cover his medical expenses, Thomas was rushed to the intensive care unit of Huntington Hospital, where he had to have surgery to reconnec…
Perfect Health: 8 Long Island Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety Perfect Health: 8 Long Island Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety
Perfect Health: 8 Long Island Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 evidence-based measures to grant hospitals a grade on a scale of A to F. Eight Long Island hospitals were awarded the highest grade for patient safety, according to the Leapfrog Hospital 2023 Spring Grade released on Wednesday, May 3. Using 30 evidence-based patient safety measures, The Leapfrog Group evaluates and assigns grades to nearly 3,000 acute-care hospitals around the country. A grade report is released twice annually. The perfect-grade hospitals are: Huntington Hospital Mather Hospital North Shore University Hospital Peconic Bay M…
Hit-Run Seriously Injures Young Long Island Man: Police Hit-Run Seriously Injures Young Long Island Man: Police
Hit-Run Seriously Injures Young Long Island Man: Police A Long Island man was walking in the early hours of the morning when a driver hit him and fled the scene, leaving him with serious injuries, police said. On Thursday, May 4 at around 5 a.m., 24-year-old William Thomas was walking northbound in the roadway of Park Avenue in Greenlawn, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Thomas, a resident of Huntington, was near Hofstra Drive when a vehicle struck him and drove away. He was reportedly taken to Huntington Hospital by Greenlawn Rescue for treatment of his serious injuries. Officers are asking that anyone with information a…
Friend Charged With Murder In Stabbing Of Long Island Man, Slashing Of Victim’s Wife Friend Charged With Murder In Stabbing Of Long Island Man, Slashing Of Victim’s Wife
Friend Charged With Murder In Stabbing Of Long Island Man, Slashing Of Victim’s Wife A man accused of stabbing his friend to death and then slashing the victim’s wife when she tried intervening outside their Long Island home has been formally charged with murder. Candelario Cordova, age 53, of Huntington Station, was arraigned on second-degree murder and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, March 22, in the killing of 58-year-old Roque Cisneros. Related Report: 'Taken From Us Too Soon': Support Rises For Family Of Slain Father Of 4 From Huntington Station Emergency crews in Huntington Station were called Thursday, Feb. 16, with reports of an altercation out…
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Woman Struck By SUV At Huntington Station Intersection Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Woman Struck By SUV At Huntington Station Intersection
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Woman Struck By SUV At Huntington Station Intersection Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened just before 4 a.m. Saturday, March 4 in Huntington Station. The victim, a 49-year-old woman, was crossing Jericho Turnpike at Oakwood Road when she was struck by a vehicle traveling westbound on Jericho Turnpike, Suffolk County Police said. The woman, Bernarda Fernandez, a resident of Huntington Station, was transported to Huntington Hospital where was pronounced dead. The vehicle fled the scene northbound on Oakwood Road.  Detectives believe the vehicle is a small …
'Taken From Us Too Soon': Support Rises For Family Of Slain Father Of 4 From Long Island 'Taken From Us Too Soon': Support Rises For Family Of Slain Father Of 4 From Long Island
'Taken From Us Too Soon': Support Rises For Family Of Slain Father Of 4 From Long Island Donations are pouring in for the family of a Long Island father of four who was stabbed to death in an attack that also left his wife hospitalized. Emergency crews in Huntington Station were called Thursday, Feb. 16, with reports of an altercation outside a home near Oakwood Road, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Earlier Report: Friend Stabs Huntington Station Man To Death, Slashes Victim's Wife When She Tries To Help: DA By the time officers arrived, they found 58-year-old Roque Cisneros and his wife suffering from multiple stab wounds outside their home. Inv…
2 Teens Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree In Huntington Station 2 Teens Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree In Huntington Station
2 Teens Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree In Huntington Station Two teenagers suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle overnight crash on Long Island. It happened around 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 in Huntington Station. Luis Reyes, age 19, of Huntington Station, was driving a 2013 Honda Civic westbound on Columbia Street when the vehicle left the road and struck a tree in front of 189 McKay Rd., Suffolk County Police said. Reyes was transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.  His passenger, Carlos Garcia Mendoza, age 18, also of Huntington Station, was airlifted to Stony Brook&nbs…
Friend Stabs Long Island Man To Death, Slashes Victim's Wife When She Tries To Help, DA Says Friend Stabs Long Island Man To Death, Slashes Victim's Wife When She Tries To Help, DA Says
Friend Stabs Long Island Man To Death, Slashes Victim's Wife When She Tries To Help, DA Says A man stabbed his longtime friend to death and then slashed the victim’s wife when she tried saving her husband in a vicious attack on Long Island, authorities said. Emergency crews in Huntington Station were called Thursday, Feb. 16, with reports of an altercation outside a home near Oakwood Road, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. By the time officers arrived, they found 58-year-old Roque Cisneros and his wife suffering from multiple stab wounds outside their home. Investigators said prior to the stabbings, Cisneros' wife had witnessed her husband in an altercat…
Hairbrush Implicates Duo In Stabbing, Robbery Of Long Island Man, DA Says Hairbrush Implicates Duo In Stabbing, Robbery Of Long Island Man, DA Says
Hairbrush Implicates Duo In Stabbing, Robbery Of Long Island Man, DA Says A hairbrush left at the crime scene helped police tie two suspects to the brutal stabbing and robbery of a Long Island man, authorities said. Jordan Dekie, age 21, of Huntington, and Emily Tague, age 19, of Northport, are each charged with attempted murder in connection with what investigators describe as a failed plot to rob and murder a Huntington Station man. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the victim called 911 on the evening of Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, saying he had been stabbed inside his car after giving Dekie and Tague a ride to Dekie’s home in Huntington. …
3 Rescued From Sinkhole At Long Island Home (Video) 3 Rescued From Sinkhole At Long Island Home (Video)
3 Rescued From Sinkhole At Long Island Home (Video) Three people had to be rescued after getting stuck in a large sinkhole that formed in the front yard of a Long Island home. Rescue crews in Huntington Station were called just after 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, with reports that a woman was trapped in a hole in the ground outside a home on West 10th Street, according to Suffolk County Police. When officers arrived, they found three people in the hole - two men in their 60s and a woman in her 70s. The hole measured approximately six feet wide by six feet deep, police said. Three people had to be rescued after falling into a sink hole in Hu…
Woman Driving Drunk With 2 Young Teens In BMW Crashes At East Setauket Intersection: Police Woman Driving Drunk With 2 Young Teens In BMW Crashes At East Setauket Intersection: Police
Woman Driving Drunk With 2 Young Teens In BMW Crashes At East Setauket Intersection: Police A woman has been accused of driving drunk with two young teenage girls in the car after a crash at a Long Island intersection.  The crash happened just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 in East Setauket. The was driving a 2018 BMW X5 northbound on Old Town Road, with her daughter and her daughter’s friend in the vehicle, when she attempted to turn left onto Sheep Pasture Road and crashed into a southbound 2004 Lexus RX330, Suffolk County Police said When Suffolk County PD Sixth Precinct officers arrived at the scene, they determined the driver, Alison Drain, ag…
East Northport Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With 11-Month-Old Daughter In Car After Crash East Northport Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With 11-Month-Old Daughter In Car After Crash
East Northport Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With 11-Month-Old Daughter In Car After Crash A man has been charged with driving drunk with his infant child in the car after a crash at a Long Island intersection. The crash happened Saturday, Jan. 21 at 6:40 p.m. in East Northport when a 2021 Hyundai struck the rear of a 2020 Mazda on Elwood Road, at the intersection of Pulaski Road, Suffolk County Police said. It was determined that the driver of the Hyundai was intoxicated and his 11-month-old daughter was a passenger in the vehicle, police said. The baby was transported by the Northport Fire Department to Huntington Hospital for evaluation. The driver of the…
Lloyd Harbor Teen Seriously Injured In Huntington Crash Involving Intoxicated Driver: Police Lloyd Harbor Teen Seriously Injured In Huntington Crash Involving Intoxicated Driver: Police
Lloyd Harbor Teen Seriously Injured In Huntington Crash Involving Intoxicated Driver: Police A Long Island teen was charged with driving while intoxicated after an 18-year-old passenger was seriously injured when a luxury SUV crashed into trees and a pole overnight, according to authorities. The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 in Huntington. The teen, Maxwell Hawkinson, age 18, of Cold Spring Harbor, was driving a 2021 Jaguar F-Pace northbound on West Neck Road, south of Clearview Street, when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lane, struck a tree, a utility pole, and a second tree, Suffolk County Police said. Hawkinson, 18…
Person Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Sedan At Busy Huntington Station Intersection Person Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Sedan At Busy Huntington Station Intersection
Person Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Sedan At Busy Huntington Station Intersection A serious crash near a busy Long Island intersection that left a person seriously injured is under investigation. It happened just before 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 in Huntington Station. That's when a  58-year-old Huntington woman was operating a 2017 Chevrolet sedan southbound on New York Avenue, near Depot Road, when the vehicle struck a male pedestrian, who was crossing the street, Suffolk County Police said.  The pedestrian was transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police said. The woman driving the Chevy was not injur…
48-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle West Hills Crash 48-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle West Hills Crash
48-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle West Hills Crash Police are investigating a midday crash that left a Long Island resident dead. It happened around 1:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 in West Hills. The victim was operating a 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle southbound on Round Swamp Road when it crossed over the double-yellow lines into the northbound lanes and collided with 2016 Chevrolet Traverse being driven by a 67-year-old Huntington woman, Suffolk County Police said. Nassau County resident Michael Bonsera, 48, of East Norwich, was transported via ambulance to Northwell Health Plainview Hospital where he was pronounced dead.…