January 14, 2013

Bohemia Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash


Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a Bohemia man.

A 39 year old male was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Impala northbound on Yaphank-Middle Island Road in Yaphank when the vehicle struck a telephone pole and came to rest in a wooded area.

The driver was working for Longwood School District Security at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The vehicle has been impounded for a safety check.

January 10, 2013

Freeport man dies after being hit by car


An 85-year-old man who was struck by a car as he crossed Atlantic Avenue near West End Avenue in Freeport has died from his injuries, Nassau County police said. The victim died several hours after being hit, at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow.
Police said they could find no apparent criminality in the accident.

Pedestrian Critically Injured in Hit and Run Crash


Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating a hit and run crash in West Islip that left a teenage male critically injured. 

Police responded to a report that a pedestrian was hit by a car and was lying in the road on Udall Avenue. When police arrived, they found that the male victim was unconscious. Witnesses at the scene reported seeing a light blue car traveling northbound on Udall Road and then turning westbound on Alinda Avenue. The vehicle is believed to have damage to both the driver’s side headlight assembly and the driver’s side side-view mirror.

The victim was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he is in critical condition.

Man Killed, Another Man Injured When Vehicle Crashes into House


Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash into a house that killed a North Amityville man and seriously injured his passenger.

A 20 year old male was driving his 1997 Pontiac Bonneville southbound on Great Neck Road when he lost control of his vehicle and drove off the road and into the corner of a vacant house and then crashed into an occupied residence located at 3307 Great Neck Road.

The driver, of Beta Drive, North Amityville was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. A passenger was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital where he is in serious condition. One of the residents in the house was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for minor injuries.

The vehicle has been impounded for a safety check. A building inspector from the Town of Babylon is responding to the scene to inspect both houses.