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Support Rising After 'Beloved' Grandfather Killed While Crossing Busy Long Island Street Support Rising After 'Beloved' Grandfather Killed While Crossing Busy Long Island Street
Support Rising After 'Beloved' Grandfather Killed While Crossing Busy Long Island Street Donations are on the rise for the family of a 75-year-old man who died after being struck by a car on a busy Long Island intersection. José Cruz, age 75, of Brentwood, died Friday, Jan. 27 after being hit by an SUV while crossing a street in Brentwood, according to Suffolk County Police. Earlier Report: Man Struck, Killed By SUV At Busy Brentwood Intersection Investigators said a 32-year-old Franklin Square woman was heading northbound on Wicks Road when she struck Cruz in the roadway near Merrill Street at around 6:30 p.m. Cruz was taken by Brentwood Legion Ambulance to South Shore…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By SUV At Busy Brentwood Intersection Man Struck, Killed By SUV At Busy Brentwood Intersection
Man Struck, Killed By SUV At Busy Brentwood Intersection Police are investigating an overnight crash at a Long Island intersection that left a man dead. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 in Brentwood. A 32-year-old Franklin Square woman was driving a 2021 Acura RDX northbound on Wicks Road, when the vehicle struck a pedestrian in the roadway at the intersection of Merrill Street, Suffolk County Police said. The pedestrian, Jose Cruz, age 75, of Brentwood, was transported by Brentwood Legion Ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead.  The driver of the SUV, which w…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
It's A Girl: Mom Gives Birth On Long Island Highway It's A Girl: Mom Gives Birth On Long Island Highway
It's A Girl: Mom Gives Birth On Long Island Highway While most expectant mothers give birth in a hospital, that was not the case for Long Island mom Diana Suarez, whose bundle of joy couldn’t quite wait that long. Emergency crews in Holbrook were called at around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, with reports that a woman was going into labor on the shoulder of Sunrise Highway near the Lincoln Avenue exit, according to Suffolk County Police. By the time Suffolk County Highway Patrol Officer Jesse Wenk arrived on scene, the 26-year-old Suarez, of North Bellport, had already delivered a baby girl. Wenk helped keep the newborn warm with a jacket a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV Near Bay Shore Intersection Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV Near Bay Shore Intersection
Man Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV Near Bay Shore Intersection A man has died after suffering serious injuries when he was struck by an SUV near a Long Island intersection. The incident happened just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 in Bay Shore. Mario Rojas, an 83-year-old Bay Shore resident, was walking eastbound across Fifth Avenue, approximately 50 feet north of Dalton Road, when he was hit by a northbound 2011 Mercedes-Benz ML350, Suffolk County Police said. He was transported via Brentwood Legion Ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for the treatment of serious injuries.  Late Thursday morning, Jan. 12, po…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
2 Killed In Separate Crashes In Islip 2 Killed In Separate Crashes In Islip
2 Killed In Separate Crashes In Islip Police are investigating after two people were killed in separate overnight Long Island crashes on Saturday morning. Nov. 12. Just before 1 a.m., state police responded to a crash on the eastbound Southern State Parkway west of exit 42S in the town of Islip. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2020 Toyota Scion, driven by Gustavo Santos, age 25, of Bay Shore, was traveling eastbound in the right lane when he went off the roadway onto the right shoulder, said police.  Santos’ vehicle then spun around and struck a tree on the driver’s side, killing Santos instantly, accordi…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Drug-Impaired Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Married Long Island Couple Drug-Impaired Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Married Long Island Couple
Drug-Impaired Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Married Long Island Couple A 28-year-old man who was impaired by drugs and alcohol when he caused a car crash that killed a married Long Island couple has admitted fault in the tragedy. Christian Lopez, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Suffolk County Court Thursday, Oct. 27. Earlier Report: Second Person Dies From Injuries From Long Island Crash Involving Impaired Driver, Police Say Prosecutors said he admitted to drinking alcohol and ingesting a potent analog of fentanyl before getting behind the wheel on Oct. 2, 2021. At around 9:40 p.m., while going more than twice the spee…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
IDs Released For 2 Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Central Islip Crash IDs Released For 2 Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Central Islip Crash
IDs Released For 2 Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Central Islip Crash The identities have been released of two people seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection overnight. The crash happened around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 in Central Islip. That's when a dark-colored sedan traveling westbound on Suffolk Avenue struck a man and woman at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and then fled the scene, Suffolk County Police said. The two victims, now identified as Nasheem Beck, age 25, and Gina Ross, age 34, both of Central Islip, were transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore to treat serious injuri…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Man, Woman Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Central Islip Crash Man, Woman Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Central Islip Crash
Man, Woman Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Central Islip Crash Updated story: IDs Released For 2 Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Central Islip Crash Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection that left two people seriously injured overnight. It happened around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 in Central Islip. That's when a dark-colored sedan traveling westbound on Suffolk Avenue struck a man and woman at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and then fled the scene, Suffolk County Police said. The two victims, whose identities are being withheld pending positive identification, were transported to South Sho…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Teen Found Shot To Death Following Long Island Car Crash, Police Say Teen Found Shot To Death Following Long Island Car Crash, Police Say
Teen Found Shot To Death Following Long Island Car Crash, Police Say Detectives on Long Island are investigating the shooting death of a teen who was involved in a car crash. The incident took place in Central Islip around 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1. According to Suffolk County detectives, Carlos Guillen was driving an Acura eastbound on Francisco Avenue when he struck a parked trailer and fence at the intersection of Lurcott Lane. Guillen was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where physicians discovered a bullet wound, police said. Guillen, age 19, of Bay Shore, was pronounced dead a short time later. Detec…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Islip Terrace Home Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Islip Terrace Home
Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Islip Terrace Home Detectives on Long Island are investigating the stabbing death of a man that occurred outside of a home. The murder took place in Islip Terrace around 2:40 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27. According to Suffolk County detectives, two men who lived on Manhattan Boulevard were engaged in an altercation outside the location when one stabbed the other. The victim, Roshane McLaren, age 34, a resident of the home, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead, police said.  Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Hom…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed For DWI After Passenger Seriously Injured In Crash, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For DWI After Passenger Seriously Injured In Crash, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For DWI After Passenger Seriously Injured In Crash, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested for alleged DWI following a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured his passenger. The crash took place in Islip around 1:20 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22, on Sunrise Highway. According to Suffolk County Police, Tevin Allen, age 24, of Amityville, was driving a 2018 Nissan on eastbound Sunrise Highway when he lost control of the vehicle, which struck the median about a half-mile west of Commack Road. Allen’s passenger, Aliyah King, 20, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious injuries, police sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Charged After Shooting Outside Bay Shore Home 16-Year-Old Charged After Shooting Outside Bay Shore Home
16-Year-Old Charged After Shooting Outside Bay Shore Home A 16-year-old is in custody after a shooting outside a Long Island home. At around 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, a 41-year-old man from Astoria, Queens was attending a baby shower in Bay Shore at 1651 Pine Acres Blvd. when a fight broke out between two teenage girls on the front lawn, Suffolk County Police said.  When the man attempted to break up the fight, a 16-year-old boy fired a handgun striking the man in the leg, said police. The man was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious injuries, police said. A 30-year-old man who witnessed th…

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by Joe Lombardi