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Tractor-Trailer's Roof Sheared Off In Meadowbrook State Parkway Crash Tractor-Trailer's Roof Sheared Off In Meadowbrook State Parkway Crash
Tractor-Trailer's Roof Sheared Off In Meadowbrook State Parkway Crash A crash involving a heavily damaged tractor-trailer was causing delays for Long Island drivers on the Meadowbrook State Parkway. The wreck happened in the northbound lanes near exit M2 (Zeckendorf Boulevard) shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. New York State Department of Transportation cameras showed a tractor-trailer with its roof apparently sheared off just north of the overpass. Crews were on scene removing pallets of cargo from the vehicle. The right lane remained blocked at the scene as of 1:20 p.m. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured. The incident was cau…

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by Michael Mashburn
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28-Year-Old On Suspended License Fled After Causing Long Island Crash Killing Passenger: DA 28-Year-Old On Suspended License Fled After Causing Long Island Crash Killing Passenger: DA
28-Year-Old On Suspended License Fled After Causing Long Island Crash Killing Passenger: DA A 28-year-old man who was driving on a suspended license fled on foot after causing a Long Island car crash that killed his passenger, prosecutors alleged. Dolores Mancia-Landaverde, of Medford, was indicted on multiple felony charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, July 16, in connection with a suspected hit-and-run crash in Medford that killed 44-year-old Hedilberto Nava-Perez. According to investigators, Mancia-Landaverde was driving a BMW sedan southbound on Horseblock Road with two passengers when he turned in front of a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Express Drive North sh…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1 New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1
New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1 This story has been updated. Traffic on a busy highway in Westchester was backed up for hours as crews worked to clean up the site of a tractor-trailer rollover that sent one person to the hospital. The rollover happened on Wednesday morning, Nov. 29 around 6 a.m. on I-287 near mile marker 4.2 between Exit 8 in White Plains and Exit 7 in North White Plains, New York State Police said. According to authorities, a Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by a 63-year-old Florida man was traveling east on the highway when it was involved in a sideswipe collision with a Volkswagon sedan d…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Suffers 'Serious' Leg Injuries After Being Struck By Tractor-Trailer On Long Island Bicyclist Suffers 'Serious' Leg Injuries After Being Struck By Tractor-Trailer On Long Island
Bicyclist Suffers 'Serious' Leg Injuries After Being Struck By Tractor-Trailer On Long Island A bicyclist is recovering from serious injuries after being struck by a tractor-trailer on Long Island, authorities said. Emergency crews were called at around 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, with reports of a serious crash involving a bicycle in Great Neck, Nassau County Police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that the 28-year-old male bicyclist was traveling southbound on Great Neck Road when he was struck by a 2008 Kenworth tractor-trailer being driven by a 53-year-old man. At the time of the impact, the truck was turning into a driveway of the H-Mart shopping center, located near …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
ID Released For Teen Killed In I-95 Crash In Norwalk ID Released For Teen Killed In I-95 Crash In Norwalk
ID Released For Teen Killed In I-95 Crash In Norwalk State Police have identified a teen who was killed after the vehicle he was a passenger in rear-ended a tractor-trailer on I-95 in Fairfield County. Gerson Sebastian Urgilies, 18, of Corona, in Queens, was killed Wednesday, Nov. 11, around 9:30 p.m., near Exit 13 The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. on southbound I-95, near Exit 13, near Norwalk, said the Connecticut State Police. According to the accident report, the tractor-trailer truck was traveling southbound in the center lane when a 2012 Toyota Scion, driven by a 24-year-old New York man, slammed into the rear of the truck.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Head-On Crash Sends Tractor-Trailer Into 13 Parked Vehicles On Long Island Head-On Crash Sends Tractor-Trailer Into 13 Parked Vehicles On Long Island
Head-On Crash Sends Tractor-Trailer Into 13 Parked Vehicles On Long Island A multi-vehicle crash caused a tractor-trailer to smash into 13 vehicles in a Long Island parking lot. The crash took place around 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, on Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton, said Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph. Shahab Fadavi-Akhavan, 27, of Sagaponack, was driving a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse eastbound on Montauk Highway by Corrigan's Automotive when a vehicle not involved in the crash stopped short, causing Fadavi-Akhavan to also stop short, police said. The vehicle immediately behind Fadavi-Akhavan, a 2020 Toyota Tundra, driven by Edwin Cardona-Solis, 34, of River…

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by Kathy Reakes