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Woman Charged After Fatal Hit-Run Long Island Crash
A 22-year-old woman has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection.
The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. Monday, May 23 in Hauppauge.
A motor vehicle, believed to be a sedan, was traveling eastbound on Motor Parkway when it collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Moreland Road, Suffolk County Police said.
The vehicle then left the roadway, and struck the woman standing on the sidewalk before fleeing the scene eastbound on Motor Parkway, according to police.
The victim, identified as Cherokee Fletcher, age 28, of Commack, was pron…
Man Fleeing Scene Of Hauppauge Crash Struck, Killed By 18-Wheeler, Police Say
A man who was allegedly fleeing the scene of a single-car crash on Long Island was hit and killed by an 18-wheel truck.
The incident took place in Hauppauge around 2:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 25.
Joseph Suozzo, age 60, of Jupiter, Florida, was driving a 2006 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Bridge Road when he veered off the road and struck a tree, said the Suffolk County Police.
Suozzo fled the scene on foot and crossed onto Long Island Motor Parkway, which runs parallel to Bridge Road, and was struck by an 18-wheeler truck approximately 1,000 feet east of Milford Drive, police said.
He was pron…
ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
The identity has been released of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection.
It happened around 10:15 p.m. Monday, May 23 in Hauppauge.
A motor vehicle, believed to be a sedan, was traveling eastbound on Motor Parkway when it collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Moreland Road, Suffolk County Police said.
The vehicle then left the roadway, and struck the woman standing on the sidewalk before fleeing the scene eastbound on Motor Parkway, according to police.
The victim, now identified as Cherokee Fletcher, age 28, of Commack, was pronounce…
One Killed In Long Island Expressway Crash In Suffolk County
Police are investigating a fatal overnight crash on the Long Island Expressway.
It happened around 7:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28 in Islandia.
Carlo M. Guercia, 46, of Massapequa, was on foot in the HOV lane of the westbound expressway, near exit 58, when he was struck by a 2019 Honda Odyssey, Suffolk County Police said.
Guercia was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, according to police.
The driver of the Honda, a 41-year-old Williston Park man, was not injured.
The Honda was impounded for a safet…
