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Daughter Pleads For Tips After Mom Struck By Hit-Run Driver On Sunrise Highway Daughter Pleads For Tips After Mom Struck By Hit-Run Driver On Sunrise Highway
Daughter Pleads For Tips After Mom Struck By Hit-Run Driver On Sunrise Highway A Long Island family is seeking justice after a mother was injured by a hit-and-run driver. Krystal Cain recounted the disturbing incident, which occurred on Sunrise Highway near Broadway in Massapequa shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, in a heartfelt post on the “Massapequa Friends” Facebook group. Her mom was walking in the crosswalk on the west side of the intersection when a gray car turned left onto Sunrise Highway and hit her, she wrote Friday, Jan. 17. The impact caused Cain's mother to roll over the vehicle and fall into the street. “After hitting my mother… the male driver pu…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Police Chase, Fatal Shooting On Sunrise Highway Prompts State Investigation Police Chase, Fatal Shooting On Sunrise Highway Prompts State Investigation
Police Chase, Fatal Shooting On Sunrise Highway Prompts State Investigation A police pursuit and fatal officer-involved shooting on a Long Island highway is the subject of a New York State Attorney General’s Office investigation. The incident happened on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa on Friday, Sept. 20. According to the AG’s office, officers with the NYPD, along with Freeport and Nassau County Police, were involved in a vehicle pursuit through Queens and Nassau counties. The chase ended when the suspect, Jeremy Bennett, stopped his car on the highway. During the ensuing encounter, officers opened fire, striking the man. Bennett, whose age and hometown were not…

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by Michael Mashburn