3 exposed to carbon monoxide at restaurant

Three people were taken by ambulance from a Great Neck restaurant and bakery to hospitals to be treated for carbon monoxide exposure and nine others were treated at the scene, a fire department chief said.

After treatment, none of those exposed were believed to be in life-threatening condition, police said.

A 20-year-old workman at Bruce's Restaurant and Bakery, 34 Middle Neck Rd., was first reported to be having seizures, according to the chief of the Great Neck Vigilant Fire company. The first fire department responders recorded unusually high levels of carbon monoxide gas in the building.

The bakery and restaurant were evacuated and the semiconscious 20-year-old was taken by ambulance to be treated at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. Two others in the building were transported by ambulance to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. Others were treated at the scene using oxygen therapy.

This was the second large carbon monoxide incident in the area this month.

Thirty-nine midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Park were treated at hospitals for carbon monoxide exposure in January. The cause of the exposure was traced to a faulty hot water system that serviced the barracks.

Bruce's restaurant and bakery was closed after the incident and a plumber was on site to try to determine the source of the gas. Management of the restaurant and bakery could not be reached to comment.

Cops: 1 airlifted to hospital after crash

A woman whose car was hit by a dump truck as she left the Brookhaven Animal Shelter was airlifted to Stony Brook University Medical Center, Suffolk County police said.

A police spokeswoman did not have an update on the woman's condition but said the injuries were "nonlife threatening."

Police said the woman was driving a Mercedes and her car was struck by a dump truck as she left the shelter on Horseblock Road.

Reporter hurt at press event suing Nassau

A journalist who fell backward in her wheelchair while boarding a bus at a New Year's Day press event has filed legal papers against Nassau County.

The 42 year old writer was trying to roll her wheelchair up a bus ramp at a news conference for the county's new bus system when her wheelchair flipped backward, slamming her head against the depot tarmac. She  announced at a Garden City news conference that she has served legal notice of her intent to sue Nassau County.

The woman's lawyer says he is seeking clarity on whether Nassau County was still responsible for the bus at the time of the accident. Veolia Transportation took over the county's bus system, now called Nassau Inter-County Express, that day.

Cops: One dead in Southern State crash

A vehicle skidded off the Southern State Parkway and hit a tree, killing one person, state police said.

The crash occurred as the car, carrying a husband and wife, was traveling westbound on the parkway near Exit 30 in North Massapequa, police said.

The husband was killed, but police  could not identify him. The wife, whose identity also was not made available, was treated at Nassau University Medical Center for minor injuries and released

Man killed trying to cross Central Islip road

Another person has been killed while trying to cross a busy Suffolk road.

The latest accident happened at Motor Parkway and Oakland Avenue near Route 111 in Central Islip.

Police say a man was crossing Motor Parkway when he was hit by a car. The 62 year old man, of Central Islip, died at the scene.

2 hurt in car-van crash on Peninsula Blvd.

Two people have been injured, one of them seriously, in a two-car crash on Peninsula Boulevard in West Hempstead this morning.

Police say a car and van collided at the intersection of Peninsula Boulevard and Southern State Parkway.

The drivers' names have not been released. No charges have been filed in the accident.

Driver, 22, killed in Northern crash

A Flushing man was killed when his car struck a light pole and then a tree on the Northern State Parkway in Lake Success, State Police said.

The 22 year old driver was driving a 1996 Acura west on the parkway near Lakeville Road when his vehicle left the road and struck the pole and tree on the north shoulder, police said.

Nassau County emergency medical technicians pronounced the driver dead at the scene. There were no passengers, police said.

Teen hit by vehicle in Bellmore

A 16-year-old boy struck by a vehicle in Bellmore was taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.

Nassau County police said the injuries to the teen are not believed to be serious.

"It looks like he's going to be OK," a police spokeswoman said. 

She added that she had no other details on the teen's injuries.

The accident took place near the intersection of Bellmore Avenue and Wilson Avenue, police said.

The driver, a 77-year-old woman, remained at the scene and no charges are expected, police said.

Pedestrian crossing Mineola street killed

A 59-year-old woman crossing a street in Mineola was struck and killed by a vehicle, Nassau County police said.

The accident occurred on Mineola Boulevard near Grant Street, police said.

The driver, whose name was not immediately released, was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene, police said

Cops: Weather played role in 2 pedestrians accidents

Cops say the bad weather overnight appears to have played a role in at least one of two pedestrian accidents.

In the first accident, a man was hit by a Jeep in Wyandanch. Cops say the man, of Deer Park, was crossing Acorn Street near Straight Path road when he was hit. The driver of the Jeep says he couldn’t see after water from a puddle splashed over his windshield.

In the second, a woman was hit on Route 25A in Kings Park. Police say she was in the middle of the road when she was hit.

Motorist, 85, dies after W. Hills crash

A Huntington man died after his car veered into oncoming traffic in West Hills and hit another car, Suffolk police said.

The 85 year old man was going north on Round Swamp Road near Vannina Place when he crossed Round Swamp Road and hit a car driven by a 51 year old woman from Huntington.

The two drivers were taken to Huntington Hospital where the elderly man was later pronounced dead, police said.

Woman fatally struck by sanitation truck in NYC

Police say a 25-year-old Syosset woman was struck and killed by a city sanitation truck while crossing a street in Brooklyn.

Police say it happened on Broadway near Driggs Avenue in the Williamsburg section of the borough. The woman, of Syosset, was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Police say no crime is suspected. The investigation is continuing.

Tot killed in Farmingville car crash

A 15-month-old girl who was not properly restrained in her car seat died in a single-car accident when the driver, her grandmother, lost control and the car flipped over several times in Farmingville, Suffolk police said.

The girl was ejected from the car, which rested on the grassy median of North Ocean Avenue, emergency responders said, and as she lay there Farmingville firefighters used the Jaws of Life to extricate her grandmother and the girl's mother from the front seat.

The child had head injuries and was declared dead at the scene, said a Sixth Squad Detective, one of the responders to the accident.

The driver and passenger, both of Mastic, were conscious and not seriously injured, police said. They were taken to Stony Brook University Medical Center.

The grandmother, mother and daughter were in a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer headed southbound on North Ocean Avenue, approaching Granny Road, when police said the accident happened. It was raining at the time. The toddler was in a car seat in the back seat. For hours, the crash closed North Ocean Avenue in both directions between Granny Road and Mooney Pond Road.

The stretch of North Ocean just north of Granny Road has been the scene of numerous accidents during times of heavy rain because of bad drainage, with vehicles hydroplaning and drivers losing control, said the second assistant chief of the Farmingville Fire Department, who was dispatched to the crash scene.

93-year-old woman hit, killed while walking to church

Cops say a 93-year-old woman was hit and killed while walking to church in Huntington Station.

Police say the woman was trying to cross New York Avenue when she was hit. The incident happened in front of St. Hugh's Church.

The woman was rushed to the hospital where she later died.

The victim's son said she went to church almost every day.

Ronkonkoma Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a single vehicle crash that killed a 47-year-old man in Ronkonkoma.

The man was traveling eastbound on Forest Court in Ronkonkoma when he apparently lost control of his 2008 Nissan Maxima. The Nissan struck a fence and then crashed into a home located at 5 East Drive, Ronkonkoma.

The 47 year old driver, of Locust Blvd., Ronkonkoma, was transported by Lakeland Ambulance Company to Stony Brook University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The residents of the home were not injured.

Cops: Tractor-trailer crashes into building

A tractor-trailer pulling out of a 7-Eleven parking lot in Valley Stream careened across a street and crashed into the side of a medical building sparking a gas leak. Nassau County police said the accident occurred on Franklin Avenue. It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured in the accident.

Volunteers from the Valley Stream Fire Department and two Nassau police ambulances were on scene.

Witnesses said the cab of the tractor-trailer penetrated the side of the building, home to Long Island Cardiology Associates.

Bangar v Man Sing Wong, 2011 NY Slip Op 08717

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries,the plaintiffs appealed from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (F. Rivera, J.), dated April 9, 2010, which granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff Ken Bangar did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d). The Second Department reversed, on the law, and held that the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint should have been denied.

The court held that the defendant failed to meet his prima facie burden of showing that the injured plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d) as a result of the subject accident (see Toure v Avis Rent A Car Sys., 98 NY2d 345; Gaddy v Eyler, 79 NYd 955, 956-657). In their bill of particulars, the plaintiffs alleged that the injured plaintiff had sustained a medically-determined injury or impairment of a nonpermanent nature which prevented him from performing substantially all of the material acts which constituted his usual and customary activities for not less than 90 days during the 180 days immediately following the subject accident. However, the defendant failed to show, prima facie, that the injured plaintiff did not sustain such an injury. In support of his motion, the defendant submitted the injured plaintiff's deposition testimony, which indicated that the injured plaintiff missed work for the first 110 days after the subject accident (see Takaroff v A.M. USA, Inc., 63 AD3d 1142, 1143; Shaw v Jalloh, 57 AD3d 647, 648; Ali v Rivera, 52 AD3d 445, 446; DeVille v Barry, 41 AD3d 763). Moreover, the defendant's orthopedist, who examined the injured plaintiff more than 14 months after the accident, did not relate any of his findings to the period of time immediately following the accident (see Cabey v Leon, 84 AD3d 1295, 1296; Mugno v Juran, 81 AD3d 908, 909;Lewis v John, 81 AD3d 904, 905; Takaroff v A.M. USA, Inc., 63 AD3d at 1143; Shaw v Jalloh, 57 AD3d at 648; DeVille v Barry, 41 AD3d at 763-764). The court held that since the defendant did not sustain his prima facie burden on his motion, it was unnecessary to determine whether the papers submitted by the plaintiffs in opposition were sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact (see Mugno v Juran, 81 AD2d at 909; Galofaro v Wylie, 78 AD3d 652, 653). [*2]Accordingly, the Appellate Division held that the Supreme Court should have denied the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Three Injured in Shooting

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that injured three men in Huntington Station.

Three males, ages 16, 18 and 22, were sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot of 123 First Avenue when a large group of males surrounded the vehicle and at least two members of the group shot into the vehicle, injuring the three occupants. The three victims were transported by Huntington Community Rescue ambulance to Huntington Hospital.

The 16 year old male, of Smith Street, Greenlawn, sustained a gunshot wound to the left arm and a grazing wound to his head. The 18 year old of First Avenue, Huntington Station, sustained a gunshot wound to his groin. The 22 year old, of Wyman Ave, Huntington Station, sustained gunshot wounds to his right arm, right armpit and right hand.

The investigation is continuing and detectives believe the shooting may be gang related.

Motorcyclist Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash

Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist in Coram.

The 46 year old male was operating a 1986 Honda motorcycle westbound on Middle Country Road when he collided with a 1996 Saturn driven by a 23 year old male from Bonnybill Drive, Centerreach, at the Country Club Drive intersection. The driver was traveling in the eastbound turning lane on Middle Country Road and was making a left turn onto County Club Drive when the vehicles collided.

The motorcycle driver, of Wartburg Drive, Kings Park, was transported via ambulance to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, where he was pronounced dead. The passenger of the Saturn was also transported to John T.Mather Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Bicyclist Killed After Being Struck By Three Vehicles

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a crash during which a bicyclist was killed when he was struck by three vehicles in East Farmingdale.

The cyclist was attempting to cross Route 110 at Del Drive on his bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound on Route 110. After being struck by the first vehicle, he was struck by two additional vehicles. All three drivers remained at the scene.

The victim of Conklin St., Farmingdale, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

Blagrove v Metropolitan Transp. Auth.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Weiss, J.), dated July 7, 2010, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

At approximately 6:00 P.M. on January 4, 2008, the plaintiff allegedly was injured when she tripped and fell while descending a stairway leading from the Long Island Rail Road (hereinafter LIRR) platform at the Locust Manor station in Queens. The plaintiff testified at her deposition that the cause of her accident was a broken and cracked concrete step. The Supreme Court denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

In support of their motion for summary judgment, the defendants failed to make a prima facie showing that the alleged defective condition was trivial as a matter of law and, thus, not actionable (see Bolloli v Waldbaum, Inc., 71 AD3d 618; Serano v New York City Hous. Auth., 66 AD3d 867; Ricker v Board of Educ. of Town of Hyde Park, 61 AD3d 735). Furthermore, the defendants failed to establish, prima facie, that they did not have constructive notice of the condition complained of, especially given the photographic evidence which they submitted in support of their motion (see Bolloli v Waldbaum, Inc., 71 AD3d at 619-620). Moreover, contrary to the defendants' contention, the plaintiff clearly identified the cause of her fall at her deposition. Since the defendants failed to meet their prima facie burden, we need not address the sufficiency of the plaintiff's papers in opposition (see Winegrad v New York Univ. Med. Ctr., 64 NY2d 851).

Accordingly, the Supreme Court correctly denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

3-car crash in East Farmingdale leaves several injured

Cops say a three-car crash in East Farmingdale has left several people injured.

The incident happened at the corner of Conklin Avenue and Route 110 in East Farmingdale.

The cause of the crash is not yet known but police say all three injuries are minor.

Man severely injured in Hicksville crash

A man was taken to Nassau University Medical Center with severe injuries after a two-car crash in Hicksville, Nassau County police reported.

A pickup truck and a sedan collided at Barter Lane and Newbridge Road, authorities said.

The impact sent the two vehicles careening into the parking lot of a nearby Citgo gas station.

Hicksville Fire Department members used heavy rescue equipment to free the driver of the sedan from the wreckage, said the Hicksville Chief of Department. Police did not identify the man, whose age was estimated to be about 22 or 23. He was taken to the hospital with severe trauma to his chest and head.

The driver of the pickup truck was shaken, but unhurt, authorities reported.

Cops probe Lynbrook motorcycle crash

Nassau County police are investigating a Lynbrook accident that they say caused a man to be thrown from his motorcycle.

The Valley Stream man, 52, was riding his 1995 Harley-Davidson eastbound on Peninsula Boulevard when he collided with an unidentified woman driving south on Charles Street in a 1995 Saturn sedan, police said.

The man suffered severe head and chest injuries in the crash. He and the woman, 40, as well as her passenger, were taken to a hospital, police said.

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School bus slams into house in Brooklyn

The driver of a school bus in Brooklyn was injured when he crashed into an unoccupied private home after being hit by a sport utility vehicle, officials said.

The driver, who was not identified, was taken to Brookdale Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, a Fire Department spokesman said.

The crash at Rockaway Parkway and Avenue N, brought about 12 fire units and 60 firefighters to the scene, the spokesman said. A fire on the bus, which had no children aboard, did not extend to the house and was extinguished.

Florida Woman Dies in Motor Vehicle Crash

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a Florida woman.

A 60 woman was driving a 2012 Chevrolet westbound on Cedar Road when she stopped at a red light at the Larkfield Road intersection in East Northport. When the light turned green, the woman continued to head westbound when her vehicle was struck by a 1994 Ford Van that was heading northbound on Larkfield Road and had driven through a red light.

The woman was transported to Huntington Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. The passenger in her car, the woman's 11-year-old granddaughter, and the driver of the van, were also transported to Huntington Hospital, where they were both treated and released.

The driver of the van, of 641 Pulaski Road, East Northport, was issued a summons for driving through a red light. Both vehicles where impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing.

Teen skateboarder hit, killed by car in Syosset

Cops say a 15-year-old skateboarder was hit and killed by a car in Syosset yesterday.

According to police, the victim was skateboarding with a friend along South Oyster Bay Road when he was hit.

The teen collided with his friend and then hit his head on the ground.

The victim died at the hospital. His friend fractured his ankle.

Police say the driver is not facing charges.

Fellow classmates at Bethpage High School, which the teen attended, say grief counselors are helping his friends deal with his death.

Cops offer reward for arrest in E. Patchogue hit-and-run

Cops are offering a reward for the arrest of a hit-and-run driver who killed a bicyclist in Suffolk County.

According to investigators, a 22 year old was hit by two vehicles while he rode his bike across South Country Road in East Patchogue.

Police say one driver stopped, but the other driver took off in a light-colored SUV.

The father of three from East Meadow died hours later.

54-Year-Old Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a Riverhead woman.

A 37 year old man of Brentwood was driving a 2006 Toyota Tacoma westbound on Sunrise Highway, near Hubbard’s Path in West Babylon, when he apparently lost control of his vehicle over a patch of ice and struck a guardrail. The man got out of his vehicle to inspect the damage when his Tacoma was struck by a 2008 Honda Civic. The driver of the Civic apparently lost control of her vehicle which spun out of control and struck the rear of the Toyota.

The Civic's driver was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Medical Examiner.

The driver of the Tacoma and his passengers were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Man Seriously Injured in Multiple-Vehicle Crash

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a multiple-vehicle crash that seriously injured a North Babylon man.

The drivers of a Sunset taxi cab, a Ford Explorer and a Lindy’s taxi cab were traveling southbound on Route 231 when they, independently of one another, apparently lost control of their vehicles and struck a guardrail at the Sunrise Highway overpass in North Babylon. Moments later, a Jeep Wrangler, which was also traveling south on Route 231, struck the Lindy’s taxi. A fifth vehicle, a Kia Rio, also traveling south on Route 231, then struck the Jeep. A sixth vehicle, a Wyandanch-Wheatley Heights Ambulance, also traveling south on Route 231 struck the Jeep and the Kia, as well as their drivers, who were outside of their vehicles inspecting the damage when the collision occurred.

The driver of the Jeep , of North Babylon, was airlifted to Stony Brook University Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition. The driver of the Kia, of West Meadow, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip and admitted in stable condition.

The driver of the ambulance, of North Babylon was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The one year old patient being transported in the ambulance suffered minor lacerations as a result of the crash and was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. The boy’s parents, both of Wyandanch, were treated at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center for minor injuries.

The driver of the Sunset taxi, the driver of the Ford Explorer, and the driver of the Lindy’s taxi were not injured.