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'Highly-Regarded' LI Coach, Mentor Honored Following Death In Rollover Crash
The Long Island athletic community is mourning the loss of a beloved high school basketball coach following his untimely death.
Darrell Sumpter, a dedicated assistant varsity basketball coach at William Floyd High School, died Friday, Dec. 13, in a wreck on Sunrise Highway in Shirley, as Daily Voice reported. He was 51.
The William Floyd School District confirmed his passing in a letter to parents the following day.
“Mr. Sumpter was a proud William Floyd graduate, a longtime community member, a family man, and a highly-regarded coach and mentor for our boys’ and girls’ basketball programs,…
Fatal Crash: 51-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim In Central Islip
Police are investigating after a woman was killed in an overnight crash near an intersection on Long Island.
Stacy Worlds, age 51, was walking in Central Islip westbound across Carleton Avenue, between Earle Street and Elmore Street, when she was struck by a 2008 Hyundai Sonata traveling southbound on Carleton Avenue at approximately 9 p.m. Saturday, April 6, Suffolk County Police said.
World, a resident of Central Islip, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead.
The driver of Hyundai, a 59-year-old Bay Shore man, wa…
'He Worked Hard': Friends Call On Long Island Community To Aid Family Of Crash Victim
“We are all heartbroken.”
Juan Bautista Miguitama-Aguilar, age 67, died on the night of Saturday, Feb. 3 in Bay Shore after he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle, according to Suffolk County Police.
He was only three minutes away from his home.
Now, his family friends are hoping to raise enough money to help his loved ones say goodbye.
“[Juan was] also a husband, father, brother, and son,” Scarleth Villavicencio, a friend of Juan’s, wrote in a GoFundMe post. He was remembered as a loving, giving, hard-working, and respectful man.
“We all feel a deep sadness, especially when it…
2 Killed In Separate Crashes In North Lindenhurst, Huntington
Two people were killed in separate Long Island crashes on Saturday, Aug. 5.
The first happened at around 2:45 p.m. in North Lindenhurst.
A 56-year-old West Babylon man was driving a 2008 Ford E250 van northbound on Straight Path, at the intersection of Wellwood Avenue, when his vehicle struck an electric scooter, Suffolk County Police said.
Shawn Gavigan, age 67, of Lindenhurst, who was riding the scooter, crossing Wellwood Avenue eastbound from Heathcote Road, police said.
Gavigan was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where he w…
New Details Released After Westchester Crash That Killed Sergeant, 53, Due To Retire In Months
New details have been released after a longtime police officer and Hudson Valley resident was killed in a multi-vehicle Westchester crash.
Yonkers Police Department Sgt. Frank Gualdino, a resident of Putnam County who lived in Mahopac, age 53, was due to retire in nine months. He leaves behind a wife and two children, ages 14 and 20.
A visitation will be held Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home, in Yonkers. A funeral is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to noon at Sacred Heart Church on Shonnard Place in Yonkers.
The crash happened around 3:3…