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Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Crash
A 63-year-old Long Island man has been arrested for an alleged hit-and-run crash that killed a 35-year-old pedestrian.
Philip Tavares, of Oakdale, was arrested on Wednesday, March 11, for the crash that killed a pedestrian on Friday, March 6, on Hawthrone Avenue in Central Islip, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to investigators, Tavares allegedly struck Terrance Tuffini, of Central Islip and then fled the scene. Tuffini was then struck by a 2007 Toyota Yaris, operated by Mary Doherty, and was struck again by a 2008 Dodge Nitro driven by Jonathan Hernandez.
Tuffini was transported…
Long Island Man Killed After Being Hit By Three Vehicles
A 35-year-old Long Island man was killed after being struck by three vehicles overnight.
It happened on Friday, March 6 at approximately 6:35 p.m. in Central Islip.
Suffolk County Police Third Precinct officers responded to Hawthorne Avenue, just north of Storey Avenue, in response to a multi-vehicle crash.
An unknown vehicle struck a pedestrian, identified as Terrance Tuffini, of Central Islip on Hawthorne Avenue and fled the scene, according to police.
Tuffini was then struck by a 2007 Toyota Yaris, operated by Mary Doherty, 55, of Central Islip, and was struck again by a 200…
Man Caught By Cops While Committing Violent Robbery Near Long Island Business, Police Say
A man was caught in the act by officers while he was committing a violent robbery in the parking lot of a Long Island business, police say.
It happened on Saturday, Feb. 29 just after 1:30 a.m. in Central Islip.
Third Precinct officers on a routine patrol in an unmarked police vehicle observed Jerry McKoy, 54, of Central Islip, striking Elias Ortiz-Campos, 44, of Central Islip, during a robbery in the parking lot of Laundry Palace, located at 18 E. Suffolk Ave., Suffolk County Police said.
The officers intervened and arrested McKoy.
Ortiz-Campos was transported to Southside Hospital…
Long Island Man Charged After Two Pedestrians Injured, One Critically, In Hit-Run Crash
A Long Island man is facing charges for his role in an alleged hit-and-run crash that left two pedestrians with injuries, one critical, police said.
Bay Shore resident Emerson Alvarado, 25, was charged on Thursday, Feb. 20 following a weeks-long investigation after the crash in Bay Shore on Monday, Feb. 3, Suffolk County Police said.
According to police, Victor Gonzalez Arevalo and Dany Ibarra Martinez were walking northbound on the sidewalk of Fifth Avenue in Bay Shore, before crossing Fairtown Road, when they were struck by the vehicle traveling northbound on Fifth Avenue.
The vehicle w…
Two Pedestrians Injured, One Critically, In Hit-Run Crash At Long Island Intersection
Two pedestrians were injured, one critically, in a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection.
It happened on Monday, Feb. 3 at approximately 6:30 p.m. in Bay Shore.
The two victims were walking northbound on the sidewalk of Fifth Avenue, before crossing Fairtown Road, when they were struck by a vehicle traveling northbound on Fifth Avenue, making a right turn onto Fairtown Road, Suffolk County Police said.
Victor Gonzalez Arevalo, 39, of Brentwood, was transported via Brentwood Legion Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore with life-threatening injuries. Ibarra Marti…
