Bushwood Man Drove Vehicle Home After Crash Then Was Found Dead, Sheriff Says: Witnesses Sought
A 64-year-old man was pronounced dead at his home in St. Mary’s County after a crash that went unreported, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The series of events began on Saturday evening, Dec. 21, when Trueman Cross Montfort was driving a tan Chevrolet Suburban on Whites Neck Road toward Bushwood Wharf Road in Bushwood, the agency said. At some point, the vehicle left the roadway, struck a ditch, and continued into the grass before hitting a telephone support pole, police said.
Montfort reportedly managed to drive the damaged vehicle back to his home in the 21000 block of Montfort Road, a…
Long Island Woman Killed After Being Struck By SUV
A woman who was crossing a busy Long Island street was killed after she was hit by an SUV changing lanes.
It happened on Saturday, Feb. 1 just before 6:30 p.m. in Centereach.
Christine Chellis, 35, of Centereach, was driving a Chevrolet Suburban westbound on Route 25, west of Wood Road, and was changing from the right lane to the left lane when the vehicle struck a pedestrian crossing the street, Suffolk County Police said.
The pedestrian, Laura Godek, 57, of Centereach, was transported by Centereach Fire Department Ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was pronounce…
