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19-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash 19-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash
19-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash A 19-year-old was killed during a chain reaction crash on Long Island. The crash took place in Lynbrook around midnight Tuesday, Nov. 29, on Ocean Avenue. According to Nassau County Police, a 2009 BMW driven by the 19-year-old man was traveling southbound on Ocean Avenue when it was in hit a Nissan Pathfinder. The Pathfinder, occupied by the 57-year-old male driver and a female passenger, age 51, was traveling northeast at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Peninsula Boulevard, police said. Police said that after striking the Pathfinder, the BMW then struck a 2019 Do…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Seriously Injured In Crash On Long Island Expressway Woman Seriously Injured In Crash On Long Island Expressway
Woman Seriously Injured In Crash On Long Island Expressway A woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on the Long Island Expressway, which caused gridlock during the morning commute. The crash took place in Yaphank around 5:20 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 on the westbound side. According to the Suffolk County Police, Nassau County resident Josephine Carroll, age 53, of Bethpage, was driving a 2015 Nissan near Exit 67, when her vehicle struck the rear of a 2016 Kenwood tractor-trailer that was stopped in traffic for construction. Carroll was transported by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Dies After Being Struck By Minivan, BMW Sedan On Long Island Roadway Man Dies After Being Struck By Minivan, BMW Sedan On Long Island Roadway
Man Dies After Being Struck By Minivan, BMW Sedan On Long Island Roadway Updated story: ID Released For Long Island Man Killed After Being Struck By Minivan, BMW Sedan An investigation is underway after a man was killed after being struck first by a minivan and then by a BMW sedan on a Long Island roadway overnight. A 21-year-old man was driving a Honda Odyssey southbound on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, at the intersection of Sunrise Highway, when the vehicle struck a male pedestrian in the roadway at approximately 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, Suffolk County Police said. The driver, a Shirley resident, stopped the Honda on the side of the ro…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a car on a busy Long Island roadway. The incident happened Friday, Jan. 15, at approximately 4:25 p.m. in East Patchogue. Zipporah Johnson,  age 28, of Patchogue, was driving a 2004 Nissan westbound on Montauk Highway, near Scherger Avenue, when her vehicle struck Arturo Peralta, age 77, of East Patchogue, who was walking with his bicycle, Suffolk County Police said. Peralta was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Johnson was not injured. The vehicle was i…

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by Joe Lombardi