The Huntingtonian | Archive | Crash

Dix Hills FD Responds to Explosion with Burn Victim

March 13, 2015 11:52 am Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to reports of a fire pit explosion with a burn victim at a home on Gillette Street at about 9:40 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015. Firefighters arrived to find an adult male with burns resulting from a gas can that exploded next to the backyard fire pit. The patient was treated by […]

Town Snowplow Overturns in Cold Spring Harbor Crash

March 5, 2015 9:11 pm Comments Off

The Cold Spring Harbor Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to a crash of a Huntington Town snowplow/sand truck that overturned on Lawrence Hill Road and Route 108 on Thursday morning, March 5, during the snowstorm. Cold Spring Harbor FD volunteers were on the scene with a rescue pumper and an ambulance, under the command of Chief […]

Dix Hills Woman Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver

February 10, 2015 8:45 am Comments Off

On Sunday, February 7, 2015, Jalpa Patel, 48 of Stratford Avenue, Dix Hills was crossing Deer Park Avenue at approximately 8:30 p.m. when she was struck by a blue Jeep Liberty that was traveling northbound on Deer Park Avenue. The driver of the Jeep initially stopped but fled the scene prior to the arrival of […]

Car Crashes Into TD Bank Huntington Station

February 7, 2015 6:23 pm Comments Off

A Ford Focus driven by a young man in his early 20’s pulled into a spot in front of the TD Bank at 1040 East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station. As he approached the parking space he hit the gas instead of the brake, jumped the curb and hit a customer who was just about to […]

Police Release Surveillance Photos of Maddaloni Jewelers Burglary

February 2, 2015 9:47 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the men who burglarized a jewelry store in Huntington.
Two men broke a front window with a hammer and entered Maddaloni Jewelers, located at 1870 East Jericho Turnpike, on January 17, 2015 at approximately 4:20 a.m. […]

Ninety-Four-Year-Old Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash

January 22, 2015 9:36 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed an elderly man in Huntington Station today.
Salvatore Tornatore was driving a 2008 Cadillac westbound on East Jericho Turnpike, just west of Engelke Avenue, when his Cadillac entered the eastbound lane and struck a car carrier trailer at approximately 2:30 p.m. Tornatore, […]

Pedestrian Killed in Dix Hills Motor Vehicle Crash

January 18, 2015 4:50 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Dix Hills early this morning.
John Capalbo was driving a 2003 Lincoln southbound on Deer Park Avenue when his vehicle struck a pedestrian who was attempting to cross from west to east at MacNeice Place at approximately 6:20 a.m.
The […]

Cesspool Truck and SUV Crash in Commack

November 29, 2014 7:19 am Comments Off

Story & photos by Steve Silverman
Firefighters from the Commack Fire Department used heavy rescue extrication tools to free a woman trapped in a crushed SUV that collided with a cesspool truck on Veterans Memorial Highway and Harned Road in Commack on Friday, November 28, 2014, at around 4:15 p.m.
It was a difficult rescue operation as firefighters removed the roof […]

Car Slams Into Huntington Station Home

November 17, 2014 10:42 am Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to a crash on East 23rd Street in Huntington Station, shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, 2014.

Pedestrian Killed in Melville Motor Vehicle Crash

November 6, 2014 6:40 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a crash that killed an unidentified male pedestrian in Melville on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 11:15 p.m.
The pedestrian was crossing Broadhollow Road, south of Spagnoli Road, when he was struck by a 2010 Acura MDX that was traveling southbound on Broadhollow Road.
The pedestrian was transported via Melville […]