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3 Pulled From Fiery Long Island Crash, Seriously Injured
Three people were seriously injured in a fiery crash on Long Island.
The crash occurred at about 10:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, when a 2017 Kia Sportage veered off Cliff Road in the village of Belle Terre, struck a tree, and caught fire, according to Suffolk County Police said.
The vehicle was traveling northbound between Old Homestead Road and Bell Circle at the time.
A Village of Belle Terre constable was the first to arrive at the scene and helped extricate the driver, a 19-year-old Rocky Point man, and two passengers, a 20-year-old Rocky Point man, and 20-year-old Farmingville r…
LI Woman Drove Drunk In Crash Killing Mom Riding In SUV With Daughter, Grandchild: Police
A Long Island woman was driving under the influence when she caused a crash that killed a 75-year-old mother, according to authorities.
Suffolk County Police said the collision occurred on Friday, Nov. 22, at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Middle Country Road near Wading River Hollow Road in Middle Island.
Investigators determined that Melissa Koprowski, age 31, of Yaphank, was driving a 2014 Dodge Durango eastbound when she attempted to turn left onto Wading River Hollow Road. Koprowski’s vehicle struck a westbound 2022 Nissan Rogue, police said.
Esther Guy, age 75, of Coram, was a pass…
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Suspect Nabbed On Long Island
A Long Island man has been arrested following a months-long investigation into a fatal hit-and-run.
Southampton Town Police said Benjamin J. SheenWaltzer, age 32, turned himself in on Friday, Nov. 15, after being linked to a crash on Springville Road in Hampton Bays.
The crash on Wednesday, March 6 killed Angel Astimbay, age 67, a resident of Hampton Bays.
SheenWaltzer, of Southampton, faces felony charges of:
Leaving the scene of an accident with injuries resulting in death,
Tampering with physical evidence.
He was arraigned in Suffolk County Court and released on $50,000 bail.
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Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash: 30-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized
One person was killed and four others hospitalized in a single-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway.
It happened around 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Melville.
A 30-year-old man was driving a 2004 Nissan Sentra eastbound, near the Pinelawn Road overpass, when he lost control of the vehicle, which exited the roadway, crashed into trees and overturned, according to Suffolk County Police.
The victim, identified as Daishun Jones Rains, of Huntington Station, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Exam…
Car YouTuber, Age 25, Killed In NY Crash
A New York YouTuber known for his content around cars was killed in a crash late Wednesday night, Nov. 6, crash, People reported. He was 25 years old.
Andre Beadle was on the Nassau Expressway in Queens around 1:15 a.m. driving east at a "high rate of speed," the magazine said, quoting an NYPD spokesperson.
He lost control of the 2023 BMW and swerved into a metal pole on the right side of the road.
Beadle was ejected from the sedan, People posted.
Paramedics rushed him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Richmond Hill, where he died of his injuries, the…
3 Children, 2 Drivers Hospitalized After Long Island Crash
Five people were injured, one seriously, in an overnight Long Island crash.
It happened around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Saint James.
A 40-year-old Coram man was driving a 2004 Honda Accord westbound on Middle Country Road, approaching the intersection of Lake Avenue, when the vehicle struck a 2024 Chevrolet Sonic that had been traveling eastbound and was attempting to turn left onto Lake Avenue, Suffolk County Police said.
The driver of the Chevrolet, a 68-year-old Port Jefferson man, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries…
