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School Sex Scandal, Record Flooding, Mystery Drones: These Stories Shaped Long Island In 2024
From record-breaking flooding and school sex scandals to celebrity legal drama and mysterious drones, Long Island had no shortage of headline-making news this year. Here’s a look back at the stories that had us talking in 2024. A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on the Southern State Parkway in East Farmingdale on Tuesday morning, Feb. 20. Breaking News Network/New York State Department of Transportation Update: Small Plane Crash Lands On NY Highway; Troopers Seeking Witness Video A small plane was forced to make a crash landing on the Southern State Parkwa…
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Lirr
Fatal: Victim ID'd Following Train Vs. Pedestrian Crash On Long Island
Authorities identified a man who was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train. The incident happened in Shirley, west of the Mastic-Shirley station, shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, as Daily Voice reported. An eastbound LIRR train was approaching the station when it struck an unauthorized pedestrian on the tracks at the Smith Road crossing, MTA Police told Daily Voice. On Monday, Dec. 30, the agency identified the victim as 72-year-old Robert Audette Jr., of Shirley. No criminality is suspected, and the investigation is ongoing, MTA Police said. The incident caus…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed By
Lirr
Train, MTA Says
A Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train struck and killed a pedestrian late Saturday night, Dec. 28 near the Mastic Shirley station, an MTA spokesperson confirmed. The incident happened at approximately 11:10 p.m. between the William Floyd Parkway crossing and the station. Both MTA and local police were dispatched to the scene. Authorities have not yet determined why the individual was on the tracks. The investigation remains ongoing, the spokesperson said. The incident caused delays on the Montauk Branch, but service has since resumed.
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Bah Humbug! MTA Closes Tap On SantaCon Boozing For Metro-North,
Lirr
Riders
If you’re planning to ho-ho-hop on a Metro-North, NJ Transit or LIRR train this SantaCon weekend, leave the spiked eggnog at home — the MTA and NJ Transit are implementing its annual booze ban. In preparation for SantaCon 2024, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced a 32-hour alcohol ban across all Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad trains and stations. The restriction will take effect at 4 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, and remain in place until noon on Sunday, Dec. 15, aiming to ensure a safe and smooth ride for all passengers. “Our top priority is …
News
Drunk Driver Barrels Down
Lirr
Tracks In Nassau County, Wreaking Damage, Delays: Police (
Video
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Bystander video captured an alleged drunk driver barreling down a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) track, leaving significant damage and delays in his wake. Watch video of the incident below. MTA Police said a Honda SUV drove onto the LIRR’s main line tracks near the Elmont-UBS Arena station shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. The vehicle made it nearly a half mile east before its damaged tires caught fire and it came to a stop between the Bellerose and Floral Park stations. Floral Park firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, but the vehicle caused significant damage to the third rai…
Obituaries
Van Ritshie, Beloved
Lirr
Announcer, Radio Host, Dies
If you’ve ever hopped a train or scanned a radio in these parts, chances are good you’ve heard the velvety smooth voice of Van Ritshie. The longtime Hudson Valley radio host and voiceover artist, whose voice guided MTA commuters for decades, died Sunday, Nov. 3, at a Dutchess County hospice center in Poughkeepsie. He was 80 years old. “The Family of Van Ritshie is sad to announce that ‘The Voice of the Hudson Valley’ has passed on to be with Jesus after a brief illness surrounded by family,” reads his obituary. After earning his communications degree at Queensborough Community College in Q…
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Funeral For Mom Found In Suitcase On Long Island Will Come Hours After Suspect Indicted
The suspect in the death of a Long Island mother whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase was formally charged hours before her loved ones gathered to say their final goodbyes. Ronald Schroeder, age 41, of Huntington Station, was indicted for concealment of a human corpse and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the death of Seikeya Jones. The 33-year-old mother’s partially decomposed remains were found in a suitcase outside of an apartment building in Huntington Station, near Nassau and Woodhull roads, on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Earlier Report: Suspect Arr…
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Man Holed Up With Weapons Triggers Large Police Response At Long Island Home, Train Delays
Reports of a man in crisis who was holed up in a home with weapons triggered an hours-long police standoff on Long Island. The incident happened in Montauk, at a residence on Edgemere Road, on Friday morning, Aug. 23. East Hampton Police said they were contacted at around 11:45 a.m. by Suffolk County DASH, a response team of licensed professionals who help individuals feeling overwhelmed by substance use, mental illness or other life stressors. Relatives told police that a man inside the home was having a psychiatric emergency and was not responding to anyone. They confirmed there were sev…
Weather
'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Long Island
At least six homes were heavily damaged and roads were washed out following a powerful storm system that brought drenching rain and widespread flooding to parts of New York and Connecticut. On Long Island, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine issued a state of emergency on Monday, Aug. 19, after surveying flood damage caused when up to nine inches of rain fell in parts of the county overnight. “Our longtime Mill Pond is gone. Six houses along here were damaged, their cesspools and personal belongings are now floating down this creek into the sound,” Romaine told reporters. Earlier Report:…
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Lirr
Crash: Taxi Driver Stopped On Tracks Before Fatal Long Island Collision, Police Say
Authorities have identified a taxi driver who was killed when his taxi was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train. The incident happened in Manorville, at the Wading River Road crossing, at around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. An eastbound LIRR train was traveling from Ronkonkoma to Greenport when it struck a taxi operated by East End Transportation east of the Yaphank station, an MTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. Earlier Report: 2 Injured After Lirr Train Collides With Car In Manorville The taxi driver, 49-year-old Daniel Seagren, of Ronkonkoma, was pronounced dead at Peconic Bay…
News
2 Injured After
Lirr
Train Collides With Car
See new update: Lirr Crash: Taxi Driver Stopped On Tracks Before Fatal Manorville Collision, Police Say Two people are hospitalized after a Long Island Rail Road train collided with a car. The incident happened in Manorville, at the Wading River Road crossing, at around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. An eastbound LIRR train was traveling from Ronkonkoma to Greenport when it struck a vehicle on the tracks just east of the Yaphank Station, an MTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. A photo shared to Facebook by the account LI Fire Buff showed a white vehicle with significant damage, including…
News
ID Released Of Man Struck, Killed By
Lirr
Train In West Sayville
The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being struck by a Long Island Rail Road train overnight. The incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Friday, April 5 in West Sayville and disrupted service for approximately two hours, according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). Original report: Person Struck, Killed By LIRR Train In West Sayville On Monday morning, April 8, the MTA identified the man who died as Steven Calone, age 54, of West Sayville. "The investigation is ongoing but initially looks like it was non-criminal in nature," the MTA said…
Police & Fire
Person Struck, Killed By
Lirr
Train In West Sayville
A person was killed after being struck by a Long Island Rail Road train overnight. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released Of Man Struck, Killed By LIRR Train In West Sayville The incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Friday, April 5 in West Sayville and disrupted service for approximately two hours, according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). "The investigation is ongoing but initially looks like it was non-criminal in nature," the MTA said. The person's identity has not yet been released. Check back to Daily Voice for updates,
Police & Fire
Alleged Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Crash Injuring Woman Near Long Island Rail Road Station
One of two suspected hit-and-run drivers has been arrested following a crash that injured a woman near a Long Island Rail Road station. The incident happened around 3 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 in Brentwood. Suffolk County Police said the 37-year-old woman was walking southbound on Brentwood Road at the Long Island Rail Road crossing when she was struck by a gray sedan. She was then hit by a blue sedan. Earlier Report: 37-Year-Old Woman Struck By 2 Vehicles Who Flee Scene In Brentwood Neither driver stopped to check on the woman, police said. The victim, a resident of Brentwood, was tra…
News
Man Struck, Killed By
Lirr
Train In Mastic After Departure From Montauk
A man was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train overnight. The incident happened around 6:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb 17 in Mastic, according to MTA Police Department Spokesperson Aaron Donovan. The train, which departed from Montauk at around 5:20 p.m., was due into Jamaica, Queens at 8 p.m. The man was struck near the Mastic Road railroad crossing, Donovan said, adding that the incident is being investigated as a suicide. The LIRR resumed normal service on the branch at approximately 9:20 p.m. with residual delays. The identity of the man has not yet been released. This is…
Police & Fire
37-Year-Old Woman Struck By 2 Vehicles Who Flee Scene In Brentwood
An investigation is underway after a local woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash on a Long Island roadway overnight. See New Update: Alleged Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Crash Injuring Woman Near Brentwood LIRR Station The incident happened around 3 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 in Brentwood. The 37-year-old was walking southbound on Brentwood Road at the Long Island Rail Road crossing when she was struck by a gray sedan and then a blue sedan, Suffolk County Police said. The woman, a resident of Brentwood, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Ba…
Police & Fire
First Of 2 Drivers In Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Nabbed: Police
A 27-year-old was arrested for his alleged role in a fatal Long Island hit-and-run, where the victim was hit by two cars in a row, police said. Junior Romero-Delcid, age 27, of Brentwood, was arrested and charged for the September 2023 incident, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Earlier Report: 2 Hit-Run Drivers Leave Bicyclist For Dead On Central Islip Roadway Romero-Delcid is one of two drivers who, at around 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2023, was alleged to have hit bicyclist Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz in Central Islip, leaving him for dead. Bay Shore resident Cruz, wh…
News
'Trespasser' Struck By
Lirr
Train, Disrupting Morning Commute
A person walking on the tracks was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train, halting service during the morning commute on Friday, Jan. 19. The incident happened shortly after 8 a.m. east of the Sayville station and involved a "trespasser," according to Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police. No other information, including the victim's condition or identity, was released. The collision shut down rail service along the Montauk Branch between Babylon and Patchogue for an hour. Passengers aboard the impacted train were transferred to another train. Service on the line resumed at around…
News
Woman Hit, Killed Walking Near
Lirr
Station
A woman was struck and killed while walking near a Long Island Rail Road station. The incident happened shortly before 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, near the LIRR station in Hampton Bays. Suffolk County Police said Margaret Lucey, age 89, of Hampton Bays, was crossing Ponquogue Avenue westbound when she was hit by a car making a left turn from Good Ground Road. Lucey was taken to Southampton Hospital where she died from her injuries, according to police. The driver, identified as a Hampton Bays man, stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. He is not expected to face charg…
Lifestyle
'Shock, Anger': Family Of Bicyclist Killed In Hit-Run On Long Island Raising Money For Funeral
As police investigate a double hit-and-run crash on a busy Long Island roadway that left a bicyclist dead, the victim’s relatives are struggling to properly lay him to rest. Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz, age 65, of Bay Shore, died Monday, Sept. 25, after he was hit by two different cars while bicycling in Central Islip, near East Suffolk and Lowell avenues. It happened just steps from the Central Islip Long Island Rail Road station. Earlier Report: 2 Hit-Run Drivers Leave Bicyclist For Dead On Central Islip Roadway According to Suffolk County Police, Cruz was riding his bicycle northbound…
News
Person Struck By Car Near
Lirr
Station
A person is hospitalized after being struck by a car near a Long Island Rail Road station. Emergency crews were called just before 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, after a pedestrian was struck by the Wyandanch LIRR station near Station Drive and Straight Path, according to Suffolk County Police. The person was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip in unknown condition. Authorities did not elaborate on the nature of their injuries. Police also did not reveal the victim’s age or gender. It was not immediately clear whether the driver remained at the scene or will face charges. This is a…
News
13 Injured In
Lirr
Derailment, Service Disrupted: 'Everybody Got Pretty Shaken Up'
Over a dozen people are injured after a Long Island Rail Road train derailed leaving New York City. The derailment happened at around 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, as the eight-car train was traveling east of the Jamaica, Queens station at 175th Street and 93rd Avenue, according to MTA officials. “It appears to be all eight cars of the train derailed,” MTA Chairman Janno Lieber told reporters. Officials said 13 people were injured, two of them seriously. All of those injured were in stable condition and were expected to recover. It was not immediately clear what caused the derailment, tho…
News
Person Struck, Killed By
Lirr
Train Identified As 28-Year-Old New Hyde Park Man
Long Island Rail Road officials have released more information after a person was struck and killed by a train. A 28-year-old New Hyde Park man was struck and killed on Monday, July 3 around 9:30 a.m. in New Hyde Park, said MTA officials. Earlier report: New Update: Person Struck, Killed By LIRR Train In New Hyde Park The incident, which is under investigation, delayed trains for up to 45 minutes. He was reportedly on the tracks at the time of impact. MTA officials said no criminality is suspected.
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Person Struck, Killed By
Lirr
Train In New Hyde Park
Click here for an updated story: Person Struck, Killed By LIRR Train Identified As 28-Year-Old New Hyde Park Man There were lengthy morning delays on the Long Island Rail Road after a person was struck and killed by a train. The incident happened shortly before 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 3 in New Hyde Park. Neither the gender nor identity of the person killed has been released. "Customers can expect cancelations and delays of 30-45 minutes of mainline trains due to a person on the tracks being struck by a train near New Hyde Park," the LIRR said in a statement shortly after the incident.…
News
Standout NY College Football Player ID'd As Man Struck, Killed By Train
Authorities have identified the man who was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train. The incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, west of the Wyandanch station, near the intersection of Long Island Avenue and Straight Path. On Thursday, May 25, the victim was identified as 30-year-old Demetrius Houanche, of Deer Park, an MTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. Earlier Report: Person Struck, Killed By Train Near LIRR Station In Wyandanch Houanche had been on the tracks illegally and was struck by an eastbound train, the spokesperson said. The incident halted servi…
Police & Fire
Person Struck, Killed By Train Near
Lirr
Station
A person is dead after being struck by a Long Island Rail Road train. The incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, west of the Wyandanch station, near the intersection of Long Island Avenue and Straight Path. In a post on Twitter, the MTA said service on the Ronkonkoma Branch was suspended in both directions east of Farmingdale due to a person on the tracks being struck by a train at Wyandanch. Emergency crews found the victim dead at the scene, an MTA spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The victim was on the tracks illegally and was struck by an eastbound train, the spo…
News
Westchester Man On Train 'Executed 20-Year-Old Who Considered Him A Friend,' DA Says
New details have been released following the indictment of a Westchester County man in connection to an execution-style shooting onboard a Long Island Rail Road train last year. Suffolk County Police arrested Nicholas D'Agostino, age 20, of Yonkers on Thursday, May 18 for allegedly shooting Suffolk County resident Yusef Staine, of West Babylon, also 20 years old, to death on the train on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at approximately 1:45 a.m. He was indicted on Friday, May 19, and charged with: Second-degree murder, a Class A felony; Second-degree criminal possession of a weap…
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Fatal Shooting Onboard Train: 20-Year-Old From Westchester Charged
New Details: Westchester Man 'Executed Someone Who Considered Him A Friend' On Long Island Rail Road Train, DA Says A man from Westchester County has been charged in connection to a fatal shooting on a Long Island Rail Road train last year. Suffolk County Police arrested Nicholas D'Agostino, age 20, of Yonkers for allegedly shooting Yusef Staine, also 20 years old, to death on the train on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at approximately 1:45 a.m. D'Agostino and Staine appeared to be traveling together onboard the westbound train parked at the Ronkonkoma LIRR station at the time of the…
Obituaries
Mom Killed, Daughter Hurt In Plane Crash On Long Island Were Fulfilling Lifelong Flying Dream
A woman who was killed and a daughter who was injured when a small plane crashed on Long Island were fulfilling a lifelong flying dream. Roma Gupta, age 63, of Whitehouse Station in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, died, while her daughter, Reeva Gupta, age 33, of St. Davids in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, remains in critical condition following the crash in North Lindenhurst on Sunday, March 5. The plane’s pilot, New York City resident Fayzul Chowdhury, 23, of the Bronx, also remains in critical condition at Stony Brook University Hospital. Earlier report: IDs Released For Woma…
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IDs Released For Woman Killed, Men Injured After Plane Crash In Residential Long Island Area
Click here for a new, updated story: Mom Killed, Daughter Hurt In Plane Crash On Long Island Were Fulfilling Lifelong Flying Dream The identities have been released of those onboard a small plane in which a woman was killed and two others injured after it crashed in a residential area of Long Island. The plane took off from Republic Airport in East Farmingdale with three people on board at around 2:15 p.m. Sunday, March 5, Suffolk County Police said. A short time later, the pilot issued a mayday signal and indicated there was smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft turned back toward…
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Latest Update: New Details On Fatal Plane Crash In Residential Long Island Area
Click here for a new updated story: IDs Released For Woman Killed, Men Injured After Plane Crash In Residential Long Island Area New details have been released after one person was killed and two others injured after a small plane crashed in a residential area of Long Island. A small plane took off from Republic Airport in East Farmingdale with three people on board at around 2:15 p.m. Sunday, March 5, Suffolk County Police said. A short time later, the pilot issued a mayday signal and indicated there was smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft turned back toward the airport to make …
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