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Hit-Run Victim Dies Days After Early Morning Crash On Long Island Hit-Run Victim Dies Days After Early Morning Crash On Long Island
Hit-Run Victim Dies Days After Early Morning Crash On Long Island A Long Island man has died days after he was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash. Emergency crews in Elmont were called to the intersection of Locustwood Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike for an injured pedestrian shortly before 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27. Nassau County Police said 57-year-old Lennox Leonard, of Elmont, was crossing Hempstead Turnpike when he was struck by a westbound Nissan Pathfinder, as reported by Daily Voice. Leonard spent days hospitalized in critical condition before police revealed he died on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Shortly after the crash, detectives arrested 49-year-old…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
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Crash Leaves Pedestrian Critically Injured, Fleeing LI Driver Charged: Police Crash Leaves Pedestrian Critically Injured, Fleeing LI Driver Charged: Police
Crash Leaves Pedestrian Critically Injured, Fleeing LI Driver Charged: Police An Elmont man was arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash that left a pedestrian critically injured, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Dec. 28. Oscar Guzman, 49, of Biltmore Avenue, was driving a 2010 Nissan Pathfinder westbound on Hempstead Turnpike when he struck a 57-year-old man crossing near Locustwood Boulevard at 6:52 a.m., according to police. The victim sustained serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical condition, authorities said. After an investigation, detectives determined Guzman was the driver and arrested him w…

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by Jillian Pikora