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Pedestrian Killed On Nassau County Roadway After Being Struck By Car: Police
A 73-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car while crossing a busy Long Island roadway. According to the Nassau County Police Department's Homicide Squad, the crash occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. on North Main Street in Freeport. Detectives said an 89-year-old man was driving a 2014 Lincoln southbound in the left lane of North Main Street near Stevens Street when he struck the woman as she was crossing the road eastbound. The pedestrian was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead by hospital staff. The driver of the vehicle sustained minor injurie…
Politics
'Oh Bobby': RFK Jr. Goes Full Monty In Shower Video While Wife Hawks Candles
Robert Kennedy Jr. has nothing to hide — or at least he wasn’t willing to hide anything — as he got naked and took a shower while his wife filmed a video for her new line of candles. Actress Cheryl Hines posted the video to her Instagram Reels with the caption, "Oh Bobby." She was promoting Black Friday discounts on her new MAHA ("Make America Healthy Again") products for her lifestyle brand Hines+Young. Cheryl Hines posts video of RFK Jr in the shower to promote her line of “MAHA” branded candles, body sprays, and creams. pic.twitter.com/jd4DwQFOmL — PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) Nove…
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22-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal Police-Involved Nassau County Crash
Authorities have identified a 22-year-old man who was fatally struck by a Nassau County Police vehicle on Long Island. The crash occurred on Friday, Nov. 22, at 6:28 a.m. in Wantagh. Original report - Police Car Hits, Kills 22-Year-Old Man Crossing Long Island Street According to detectives, Marc Salomone, age 22, of Wantagh, was attempting to cross westbound over Wantagh Avenue at the intersection of Duck Pond Drive North when he was struck by a marked police vehicle. Salomone suffered multiple injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at…
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ID Released Of Woman Fatally Struck Crossing Hempstead Turnpike In Uniondale
The identity has been released of a woman who was struck and killed in a crash on Long Island. The incident happened at about 1:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, on Hempstead Turnpike near the intersection of Uniondale Avenue in Uniondale. A 25-year-old man driving a 1995 Lexus westbound on the turnpike hit the woman as she was crossing the road, according to Nassau County Police said. The driver remained at the scene, and the victim was taken to a nearby hospital by a Nassau County Police ambulance. The woman, now ID'd as Delphine Henderson, age 67, of Hempstead. was pronounced…
Obituaries
Death Of 'Beacon Of Warmth' Chef On Inwood Roadway Sparks Flood Of Support
Support is swelling for the family of a beloved father and chef who was struck and killed by a car on Long Island. The incident happened in Inwood, near the intersection of Sheridan Avenue and Nassau Avenue, shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28. Nassau County Police said 44-year-old Patrick Mwesigwa was struck by a Ford Explorer heading southbound on Sheridan Avenue. He suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Earlier Report: ID Released For 44-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV In Inwood A 35-year-old man who was driving the Explorer remained at the sce…
Police & Fire
56-Year-Old Dies From Injuries After 2-Vehicle Glen Cove Crash
A man has died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle Long Island crash. The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 in Glen Cove. A 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML 320 driven by a 64-year-old woman was traveling westbound on Brewster Street and making a left turn when it collided with a 2018 Honda motorcycle, Nassau County Police said. The motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Brewster Street in the vicinity of Mill Hill Road. The motorcycle operator suffered severe head and facial injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. On…
Obituaries
Father Of 10 Killed In Alleged Drunk Driving Crash In Hicksville Was 'Embodiment Of Kindness'
A devastated Long Island family now faces a future without their beloved patriarch after he was killed in a suspected drunk driving crash. The fiery wreck happened in Hicksville, near the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Cantiague Rock Road, at around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Nassau County Police said 30-year-old Jannai Allen, of Westbury, was making a left turn from eastbound Prospect Avenue onto northbound Cantiague Rock Road when his vehicle was struck by a westbound Honda. Earlier Report: Jannai Allen, 30, ID'd As Victim In Hicksville Crash The impact caused Allen’s Su…
Politics
'Must Be Changed': Drugged Driving Loophole Target Of NY Bill Amid Rising Fatalities
New York state lawmakers are considering legislation aimed at expanding the definition of drugged driving amid a rise in fatal crashes. A bill sponsored by Democratic Sen. John Mannion and co-sponsored by two Republicans would change the definition of “drug” in the vehicle and traffic law to include any substance or combination of substances that impairs one’s ability to drive. Under current state law, drivers who are obviously impaired by a drug can only be arrested and prosecuted if the substance they are on is listed in a specific section of the Public Health Law. The problem, proponent…
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ID Released For Westbury Man Killed In New Cassel After Being Struck By 2 Vehicles
The identity has been released of a Long Island man who was killed overnight after being struck by two vehicles, including one that fled the scene. It happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday, May 5 in New Cassel. The man was crossing Prospect Avenue near State Street when he was hit by a 2015 BMW traveling westbound, Nassau County Police said. The driver of the BMW, a 27-year-old man, remained at the scene. After the first collision, a second vehicle hit the pedestrian. The unknown vehicle continued to travel westbound on Prospect Avenue and fled the scene. The pede…
Police & Fire
New Update: Long Island 44-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Pickup Truck Crash
Police have identified the man who was hit and killed by a pickup truck on Long Island. The fatal crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, in New Cassel. Original Story: 44-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In New Cassel Crash According to Nassau County Police, 44-year-old Juan Carlos Amaya Gutierrez was in front of 683 Old Country Road when he was struck by a 2015 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling east. Gutierrez, a Westbury resident, was taken to a local hospital. He was pronounced dead at 7:14 p.m. The Chevrolet driver, a 24-year-old man, stayed at the …
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Man Admits Driving Drunk, Killing Trio Leaving Party On Long Island
A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to his role in a crash that killed three people and injured three others, all of the same family. Twenty-three-year-old Dante Lennon of Freeport entered his plea on Tuesday, March 5 for the May 2022 crash, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. According to his plea, Lennon was driving his Mercedes Benz drunk on the night of May 21, 2022, speeding down Jericho Turnpike at nearly twice the 35-mile-per-hour speed limit. Earlier Report: IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash In New Hyde Park He was driving eastbound near The Inn ev…
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run: Woman Struck By Car At Long Island Intersection
A woman was fatally struck by a vehicle at a Long Island intersection, police said. New update - Update: Police ID Woman Killed In North Lawrence Crash, Family Pleads Suspect To Come Forward It happened on Tuesday, Dec. 12 in North Lawrence. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., the victim was walking north, crossing Burnside Avenue at Washington when she was hit, according to Nassau County Police. The car did not stop and fled the scene. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. She suffered severe trauma. Neither her age nor identity have been released. Detectives said the investigation…
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Driver Near Holbrook Intersection
Click here for a new, updated story - Fatal Hit-Run: ID Released For Man Struck Near Long Island Intersection Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash on Long Island. It happened around 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 in Holbrook. Suffolk County Police Fifth Precinct officers responded to a report of a man on the east side of Coates Avenue, just north of Frank Court. The Holbrook man, whose name is being withheld pending identification of next of kin, was transported via ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced …
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Two-Car Long Island Crash
Updated story: ID Released For Woman Killed In Two-Car Long Island Crash An investigation is underway after a woman was killed in a two-car Long Island crash. It happened around 10:40 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12 in Old Westbury. A 30-year-old woman driving a 2009 Chevrolet Impala exited the Westbury Manor, at 1100 Jericho Turnpike, turning east onto Jericho Turnpike when her vehicle was struck by a 2016 BMW, driven by an 18-year-old man who was traveling eastbound on Jericho Turnpike, Nassau County Police said. As a result of the collision, the driver of the Impala suffered f…
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Boy, 7, Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
Click here for an updated story: ID Released For 7-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash An investigation is underway after a 7-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run Long Island crash overnight. The boy wandered out of his residence in Mastic unattended and walked onto eastbound Route 27, between Exit 58 and Exit 59 Sunday, May 31 at approximately 10:15 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. The child was then struck by a motor vehicle that fled the scene. The boy was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue where he was pronounced dead. Detectiv…
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By SUV At Busy Long Island Intersection
A man was killed after being struck by an SUV at a busy Long Island intersection. It happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 17 in West Hempstead. While attempting to cross Hempstead Turnpike at the intersection of Westminster Road, a 46-year-old man was struck by an eastbound 2001 Chevy Suburban, Nassau County Police said. The Suburban was being operated by a 35-year-old man who remained at the scene, according to police. The pedestrian, who suffered multiple trauma injuries, was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead by a staff physician. His name is bei…
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Killed After BMW Crashes Into Building, Bursts Into Flames
A Long Island man was killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash overnight. It happened on Saturday, April 4 at about 6:30 p.m. in Greenvale. Nassau County Police officers responded to a radio assignment of a vehicle into a building at 1 Bryant Ave. Upon arrival, they discovered a 2018 BMW engulfed in flames. Glenwood Fire Department responded to the scene to extinguish the fire. The driver of the vehicle, Andrew Daniels, 49, of East Hills, was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Medic. No other injuries were reported. The incident is still under investigation. Check back …
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Killed After Being Struck By Box Truck
A 41-year-old Long Island man was killed after being struck by a box truck overnight. It happened on Friday, March 20 at about 8 p.m. in Holtsville The man was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a 2006 Ford E-350 box truck traveling southbound on North Ocean Avenue approximately 500 feet north of Fish Road, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, identified as Rafael Mendez Torres, of Medford, was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic from Holtsville Fire Rescue. The driver of the Ford, Theodore Murcott, 57, of Mastic Beach, was not injured. The Ford was impounde…
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway
The identity has been released for a man who was struck and killed by a driver on a busy Long Island roadway, police said. Ridge resident Michael Leithe, 34, was driving a 2012 Kia Sorento westbound on Route 25, east of William Floyd Parkway in Ridge, when the vehicle struck the pedestrian in the roadway at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, now identified as James Kearns, 46, of Ridge, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office. Leithe, 34, was not injured. No charges have…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed After Crashing Into Mailboxes, Tree On Long Island
Click here for an updated story: ID Released For 38-Year-Old Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash A single-car crash killed a man after he lost control of his vehicle on Long Island. The crash took place at 7:10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Center Moriches, said the Suffolk County Police. According to detectives, a 2000 Lincoln was traveling southbound on Brookfield Avenue when the vehicle left the road and struck residential mailboxes and then slammed into a tree. The driver, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. This is a d…
Police & Fire
ID Released For Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Mercedes At Busy Long Island Intersection
The identity of the pedestrian who was killed after being struck by a Mercedes-Benz at a busy intersection on Long Island has been released. It happened on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 5:45 p.m. in East Meadow. According to Nassau County Police detectives, while attempting to cross Bellmore Avenue, from the east side to the west side, the man, now identified as 70-year-old Surgit Singh, was struck by the 2015 Mercedes that was traveling southbound on Bellmore Avenue at the intersection of North Jerusalem Road. Singh suffered multiple injuries and was transported to an area hospital where he …
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ID Released For Man Killed Crossing Busy Long Island Roadway
The 73-year-old man who was hit and killed while crossing a busy Long Island roadway early on New Year's Eve Day has been identified. According to the Nassau County Police Homicide Squad, the fatal accident took place around 6:55 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, in Woodmere. According to detectives, a 2019 Infinity SUV driven by a 36-year-old woman was traveling southbound on Peninsula Boulevard when the vehicle struck the man near the intersection of Edward Avenue. The man, now ID'd as Stewart Hecht, 73, of Woodmere, suffered severe injuries and was transported to a local hospital for eval…
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash
A 42-year-old man was killed in a four-vehicle crash on Long Island. It happened on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. in Selden. Nathaniel Davis, of Middle Island, was driving a 2005 Ford Taurus at a high rate of speed in the center turning lane of westbound Route 25 when his vehicle stuck a 2016 Ford pickup that was in the left lane of eastbound Route 25 at Dare Road, Suffolk County Police said. The Taurus then struck a 2014 Chevrolet sedan that was eastbound in the center turning lane. Debris from the impact then struck a westbound box truck. Davis was ejected from the vehicle …
Police & Fire
Long Island Worker Killed After Being Struck By 18-Wheel Truck
A 39-year-old paving-crew worker was killed after being accidentally struck by an asphalt truck on Long Island. It happened on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 10:15 a.m. in Freeport, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the male victim, Charles Grange Jr. of Massapequa, who was part of the road-paving crew working in the vicinity of Guy Lombardo Avenue and Grant Street, was accidentally struck by an accompanying 18-wheel asphalt truck, causing him to suffer fatal injuries. Grange was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into this accident is ongoing.
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Long Island
The identity of a 64-year-old man who was killed after being struck by a vehicle last week on Long Island has been released. The incident happened on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 12:05 a.m. in Mineola, Nassau County Police said. The victim, now identified as Joseph Harrison of Williston Park, was riding his bicycle southbound on Mineola Boulevard at Washington Avenue when he was struck by an unknown southbound vehicle, police said. Harrison suffered a serious head injury and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased by a staff physician. It's unclear if the mo…
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Struck, Killed By Jeep
A Long Island woman was killed after she was struck by a Jeep, police say. Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives say they responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash near 48 Montauk Highway in Amityville on Wednesday night, Sept. 25. Further investigation revealed that Maria Zatarga-Fagan, 37, of Copiague was attempting to cross the roadway from south to north when she was struck by an eastbound 2018 Jeep Wrangler at approximately 8:35 p.m., according to police. Zatarga-Fagan was transported to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where she was pronounced dead, police…
Police & Fire
Man, 66, Struck, Killed By SUV In Massapequa
A 66-year-old man was killed when he was struck and killed by an SUV on Long Island. The crash happened on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 4:40 p.m. in Massapequa, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, while on his bicycle traveling northbound on Oakdale Avenue at the intersection of Linden Street, the victim was involved in a collision with a 2011 Honda Pilot, police said. The Honda was heading westbound on Linden Street and was being operated by a 69-year-old male, according to police. As a result of the collision, the bicyclist, Lorenzo DiBenedetto, suffered multiple trauma injuries.…
Police & Fire
Pedestrians Killed In Separate Crashes Just A Few Minutes Apart In Suffolk County
Two pedestrians were killed in separate overnight crashes just a few minutes apart on Long Island. The first incident occurred at the intersection of Route 110 and Conklin Avenue, East in Farmingdale at approximately 10:45 p.m. Fredy Leonel Maldonado, 42, of West Babylon, was crossing Route 110 from east to west at the intersection of Conklin Avenue when he was struck by a southbound 2017 Dodge RAM 1500, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the Dodge, a 29-year-old North Massapequa man, called 911 and attempted to render first aid to Maldonado, according to police. Maldon…
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ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Car On Old Country Road In Plainview
The identity of the 80-year-old woman who was killed after being struck by a car while crossing Old Country Road in Plainview has been released. The incident happened just after 5 p.m.on Thursday, July 11, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the woman, now identified as Annette Katz of Naples, Florida, was hit by a 2017 Hyundai, which was traveling westbound. She was pronounced deceased at the scene by a Nassau County AMT. The driver of the vehicle, a 66-year-old male, remained at the scene and was not injured. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check.
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Two Victims Of Triple-Fatal Crash Involving Three Women In Mount Sinai
The identities of two of the three women killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash on Long Island have been released. The crash happened around 11 p.m., Monday, July 8 in Mount Sinai when the 2010 black Jeep Liberty left the roadway and hit a utility pole, causing it to fall on the driver's side, and burst into flames, said the Suffolk County Police. The two victims ID'd are Dorien Lashea Brown, 23, of Mount Sinai, and Rebecca Minunno, 24, of Hampton Bays. The identity of the third woman is pending, police said late Wednesday morning, July 10. The Keep was traveling northbound on Mount Sinai-…
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