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LI Woman Drove Drunk In Crash Killing Mom Riding In SUV With Daughter, Grandchild: Police LI Woman Drove Drunk In Crash Killing Mom Riding In SUV With Daughter, Grandchild: Police
LI Woman Drove Drunk In Crash Killing Mom Riding In SUV With Daughter, Grandchild: Police A Long Island woman was driving under the influence when she caused a crash that killed a 75-year-old mother, according to authorities. Suffolk County Police said the collision occurred on Friday, Nov. 22, at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Middle Country Road near Wading River Hollow Road in Middle Island.  Investigators determined that Melissa Koprowski, age 31, of Yaphank, was driving a 2014 Dodge Durango eastbound when she attempted to turn left onto Wading River Hollow Road. Koprowski’s vehicle struck a westbound 2022 Nissan Rogue, police said. Esther Guy, age 75, of Coram, was a pass…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Nabbed For DWAI After LIE Chain-Reaction Crash With Serious Injuries In Holtsville: Police Man Nabbed For DWAI After LIE Chain-Reaction Crash With Serious Injuries In Holtsville: Police
Man Nabbed For Dwai After LIE Chain-Reaction Crash With Serious Injuries In Holtsville: Police A man has been arrested on charges of driving while ability impaired by drugs and alcohol after a chain-reaction Long Island Expressway crash sent four others to the hospital overnight. The incident occurred around 12:20 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, on the eastbound side, about 1,000 feet east of Nicolls Road in Holtsville. Police say Matthew Sheehy, age 46, of East Setauket, was driving a 2022 Dodge pickup when he struck a disabled 2010 Chrysler Town and Country parked on the right shoulder.  The impact sent the Chrysler across the lanes, where it was struck by a 2018 Honda CRV. The Chrys…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Driver Near Holbrook Intersection Man Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Driver Near Holbrook Intersection
Man Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Driver Near Holbrook Intersection Click here for a new, updated story - Fatal Hit-Run: ID Released For Man Struck Near Long Island Intersection Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash on Long Island. It happened around 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 in Holbrook. Suffolk County Police Fifth Precinct officers responded to a report of a man on the east side of Coates Avenue, just north of Frank Court.  The Holbrook man, whose name is being withheld pending identification of next of kin, was transported via ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced …

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Long Island Man Shoots Friend To Death Through Car Window, DA Says Long Island Man Shoots Friend To Death Through Car Window, DA Says
Long Island Man Shoots Friend To Death Through Car Window, DA Says A Long Island man is behind bars accused of shooting his longtime friend to death outside his home. James Brown, age 43, of Mastic, was arraigned on murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in the death of Umar Elquhir. Several people called 911 on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 7, after Elquhir was found unresponsive lying on the ground outside Brown’s home in the Poospatuck Reservation in Mastic. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead. According to the Suffolk Co…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Drunk ATV Driver Indicted For Long Island Crash That Left Woman In Coma, DA Says Drunk ATV Driver Indicted For Long Island Crash That Left Woman In Coma, DA Says
Drunk ATV Driver Indicted For Long Island Crash That Left Woman In Coma, DA Says A Long Island man is facing multiple felonies after allegedly causing a drunk-driving ATV crash that left a woman in a coma. Tayquan Mayo-Dunmore, age 30, of Bellport, was indicted on seven charges, including vehicular assault, in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 7. The crash happened at around 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10, in Bellport, on Bellport Avenue near Louise Avenue. Earlier Report: ATV Crash: 26-Year-Old In Critical Condition, Suspect Charged With DWI After Brookhaven Wreck Mayo-Dunmore was intoxicated when he lost control of his Kawasaki ATV and crashed, according to t…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Motel Stabbing: Victim Dies After Fight In Shirley Motel Stabbing: Victim Dies After Fight In Shirley
Motel Stabbing: Victim Dies After Fight In Shirley Updated story - ID Released For Mastic Man Fatally Stabbed During Fight At Shirley Motel A suspect is at large after a man was fatally stabbed at a Long Island motel. Suffolk County Police responded to the Shirley Motel, located at 681 Montauk Highway in Shirley after a 911 caller reported a man was stabbed during a fight in his motel room at approximately 5 p.m.  Friday, June 30. There was a group of people inside the room when the altercation occurred, Suffolk County Police said. The man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver Nabbed Months After Deadly Hit-Run Crash On Long Island, Police Say Driver Nabbed Months After Deadly Hit-Run Crash On Long Island, Police Say
Driver Nabbed Months After Deadly Hit-Run Crash On Long Island, Police Say Months after a 59-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Long Island, the suspected driver has been arrested. Qiulong Chen, age 35, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested Thursday, March 2 in connection to death of Joseph Biggica, according to Suffolk County Police.  A passing driver found Biggica lying unresponsive on Remington Boulevard at around 6:20 p.m. on Oct. 25, 2022. He was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said. An autopsy revealed he had died from injuries consistent with being struck by a car. Detec…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Port Jefferson Station Man Killed After Being Hit By Separate Vehicles In Farmingville Port Jefferson Station Man Killed After Being Hit By Separate Vehicles In Farmingville
Port Jefferson Station Man Killed After Being Hit By Separate Vehicles In Farmingville Police are investigating after a person was killed in an overnight crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened around 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 in Farmingville. A 41-year-old Mount Sinai man was driving a 2022 Mercedes-Benz northbound on North Ocean Avenue at Granny Road when he swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian, who was running east across the roadway at the intersection against the direction of traffic control devices, Suffolk County Police said.  The Mercedes struck the pedestrian, who was then hit by a 2021 Hyundai Sonata being operated by a 44-year-old Coram man The pede…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Manorville Man Seriously Injured After SUV Crashes Into Tree In Bellport Manorville Man Seriously Injured After SUV Crashes Into Tree In Bellport
Manorville Man Seriously Injured After SUV Crashes Into Tree In Bellport Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a Long Island man seriously injured. It happened in Bellport at around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4. A 40-year-old Manorville resident was driving a 2004 Dodge Durango southbound on Provost Avenue, between Patchogue and Atlantic Avenues, when he lost control of the vehicle in front of 554 Provost Ave. and crashed into a tree, Suffolk County Police said. The man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue for treatment of serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries. Anyone with information on the crash is asked…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Killed After Being Struck By Three Vehicles In Sayville Man Killed After Being Struck By Three Vehicles In Sayville
Man Killed After Being Struck By Three Vehicles In Sayville A man was killed after being struck by three vehicles on a Long Island roadway overnight. The incident happened just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, July 10 in Sayville. The man was in the roadway of eastbound Sunrise Highway Service Road, west of Lincoln Avenue, when he was first struck by a 2010 Toyota Camry driven by an 18-year-old Holbrook man, Suffolk County Police said. A 2018 Toyota RAV 4 driven by a 55-year-old Sayville woman then struck the man, who was then hit by a 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by a 57-year-old Mastic Beach man, said police. The victim, who has not yet been iden…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Officers Revive Man Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest Long Island Officers Revive Man Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest
Long Island Officers Revive Man Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest A Long Island man has two police officers to thank for saving his life. Emergency crews were called to a home in Suffolk County on Church Street in Holbrook Friday, May 13, with reports that an 81-year-old man had suffered cardiac arrest. When officers arrived, they found the man unresponsive and without a pulse, police said. That's when Fifth Precinct officers Marcin Pawezka and Nicholas Vezzi began administering CPR and used an automated external defibrillator (AED). Their efforts paid off and the man began breathing on his own, police said. The officers continued performing CPR to mai…

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by Michael Mashburn
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One Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash One Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
One Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Updated story: ID Released For Person Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed one person overnight on Long Island. It 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. The man 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 poli…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Seriously Injured After Crash In Parking Lot Of Target Store In Medford Man Seriously Injured After Crash In Parking Lot Of Target Store In Medford
Man Seriously Injured After Crash In Parking Lot Of Target Store In Medford A man was seriously injured in a crash outside a Target store on Long Island. It happened around 3:40 p.m. Friday, March 11 in the parking lot outside the store in Medford at 2975 Horseblock Road. The 78-year-old Farmingville man was driving a 2020 Subaru when he lost control of the vehicle and struck an unoccupied pickup truck, Suffolk County Police said. The man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue for the treatment of serious injuries.  Detectives believe the driver may have suffered a medical event prior to the crash, police said. An…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Ask Help IDing Man Killed In Crash At Suffolk County Intersection Police Ask Help IDing Man Killed In Crash At Suffolk County Intersection
Police Ask Help IDing Man Killed In Crash At Suffolk County Intersection Updated story: ID Determined For Man Killed In Crash At Suffolk County Intersection, Police Say Police are asking the public's help in identifying a man who was killed in a crash at a Long Island intersection. The crash happened around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, in Medford. The man was crossing North Ocean Avenue on foot at the intersection of Masonic Avenue when he was struck by a southbound 2003 Honda Civic, Suffolk County Police said.  He was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead, according to police.&…

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by Joe Lombardi