ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway
The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a Long Island roadway.
The incident happened around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 in Sayville.
The man, now identified as Amjed Hussain, age 63, was crossing the westbound Sunrise Highway entrance ramp, west of Lakeland Avenue, when he was struck by a 2020 Jeep Wrangler, Suffolk County Police said.
Hussain, who police say is homeless, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The driver of the Jeep, a 46-year…
Woman Dies From Injuries In Double-Fatal Long Island Crash
A woman has died from injuries suffered in a double-fatal Long Island crash.
Lisa Hynds, age 42, of Riverhead, was a passenger in a Toyota Yaris that was struck by a Jeep Liberty in Sayville being driven on eastbound Sunrise Highway around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8, Suffolk County Police said.
Miguel Berdecia, age 46, of Central Islip, the Toyota driver, has been identified as the man killed in the crash.
Hynds had been hospitalized with critical injuries before succumbing to critical injuries in the crash, police said.
ID Released For Long Island Man Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say
Police have identified a man who was killed during a two-vehicle crash in which a Long Island man was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
Miguel Berdecia, age 46, of Central Islip, was killed around 12:25 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8, on Sunrise Highway in Sayville, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to police, Berdecia was driving a 2011 Toyota Yaris eastbound on the Sunrise Highway, near Exit 50, when the vehicle struck the center median, followed by the guardrail of the right lane, before becoming disabled sideways in the center lane, Suffolk County Police said.
A woman, identi…
Woman In Distress Swimming Rescued From Long Island Sound
Emergency responders rescued a woman who was in distress while swimming in the Long Island Sound.
The incident happened early Sunday morning, July 18 in Suffolk County, off Shoreham Beach in Shoreham.
A woman called 911 to report that her friend, Johanna Scheiber, 21, of Sayville, was swimming in the sound and the caller, who was on Shoreham Beach, lost sight of Scheiber at approximately 6:50 a.m.
Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau Officer Gregory Stroh, Seventh Precinct police officers, and members of the Aviation Section responded.
Seventh Precinct officers interviewed the c…
Long Island Man Charged With BWI After Crash Sends Now Missing Passenger Overboard
A Long Island man has been charged with boating while intoxicated after the vessel he was operating struck a jetty and one of his passengers went overboard and is now missing.
Jack Benjamin, age 25, of Farmingville, was operating a 2003 Parker center console boat in the Great South Bay when the vessel struck a jetty in Sayville at the end of Browns River Road at around 1:25 a.m. Monday, July 5, Suffolk County Police.
A male passenger, also age 25, who was not wearing a life jacket, was thrown overboard, according to police.
Suffolk County Police officers, personnel from multiple…
