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Child Dead, Five Injured Following Turnpike Crash In West Hempstead
A 6-year-old girl has died and five others were injured when an SUV crashed into a car parked on the Hempstead Turnpike, officials announced.
It happened on Monday, Aug. 7 in West Hempstead, according to Nassau County Police.
At approximately 2:20 a.m., the driver of a 2005 Nissan SUV was purportedly speeding down the turnpike, heading east.
Near the intersection of Westminster Road, the SUV struck a parked Toyota Corolla.
The car had three people inside and two standing on the outside.
Even so, all five people, and the driver of the Nissan, were taken to local hospitals for their inj…
Long Island Expressway Crash: Woman Killed, Boyfriend Suffers Serious Injuries In Islandia
Police are investigating an overnight crash on the Long Island Expressway that left a woman dead and a man seriously injured.
It happened around 2:40 a.m. Monday, May 29 between exits 58 and 59 in Islandia.
The woman was driving a 2010 Ford Edge eastbound with her boyfriend in the front passenger seat, when the vehicle left the roadway, struck the center median, spun around, and struck the right guardrail, Suffolk County Police said.
The victim, Erika Figueroa, age 26, of Medford, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was pronounced…
Fatal Crash: Long Island Man Crossing Busy Highway Struck By Car
A local man was killed after being hit by a car while crossing a busy Long Island highway.
The incident took place in Suffolk County around 8:40 p.m., Tuesday, April 18 on the Montauk Highway in Shirley.
According to Suffolk County Police, a 53-year-old Shirley man was driving a 2016 Subaru eastbound in the travel lane of Montauk Highway, west of Camp Upton Road, when the vehicle struck Paul Moran, who was crossing the roadway.
Moran, age 57, of Shirley, was pronounced dead at the scene by an EMT with Shirley Community Ambulance, police said.
The driver of the Subaru …
Suffolk County Man Killed In Crash With Mack Truck
A man was killed in a crash with a Mack truck on a busy Long Island roadway.
Robert Favichia, age 57, of Copiague was killed around 5:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 25 in Lindenhurst.
Favichia was driving a 2001 Dodge pickup truck eastbound on Montauk Highway when his vehicle struck a 2009 Mack truck that was backing out of an alley in front of 51 Montauk Highway, according to Suffolk County Police.
He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The driver of the Mack truck, Erik James, age 43, of Brentwood, was not injured.
T…
One Killed In Crash Involving FedEx Vehicle On Long Island Expressway
This story has been updated.
One person was killed in an overnight crash involving a FedEx vehicle on the Long Island Expressway.
It happened around 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 in Ronkonkoma.
A 2018 Honda sedan, driven by Stephen Neville, age 29, of Lake Ronkonkoma, collided with a 2017 Nissan sedan, driven by Xavier Rodriguez, age 19, of Centereach, on the eastbound Long Island Expressway as the two vehicles were attempting to turn onto Exit 60, Suffolk County Police said.
The Honda came to a stop in the center lane and the Nissan stopped on the exit ramp, according to police.
Both …
