The Huntingtonian | Archive | Crash

Good Samaritan Rescues 79-Year-Old Man that Drove into Pool

October 27, 2014 8:47 pm Comments Off

On October 27, 2014 at approximately 3:45 p.m. police officers responded to a call in which a Good Samaritan rescued a 79-year-old man that drove into a pool in Commack.
Joseph DiDonato was driving a 2010 Acura SUV through the parking lot of Mayfair Foot Care, located at 19 Harned Road, Commack, when he apparently pressed […]

Centerport Fire Department Holds Huntington Town Disaster Drill

October 7, 2014 8:03 am Comments Off

The training exercise was hosted by the Centerport Fire Department and involved a collision between a speed boat and a fishing boat in Northport Bay off Centerport Beach, resulting in 30 injured victims.

Pedestrians Seriously Injured In Greenlawn Crash

September 21, 2014 7:31 am Comments Off

Joanna Rigas, 80, and her husband, Andrew Rigas, 84, were walking southbound across Pulaski Road at the intersection of Shrine Place after attending the Greek Orthodox Fair at the Paraskavi Greek Orthodox Church when they were struck by a 2006 Kia Sedona minivan that was traveling eastbound on Pulaski Road at 10:10 p.m.
Both victims, who […]

Firefighters Respond to Huntington Crash

August 18, 2014 7:44 am Comments Off

While returning from the scene of a building fire on Prospect Street in Huntington on Saturday, August 16, firefighters came across an accident on Main Street and Wall Street in Huntington Village.

East Northport Man Critically Injured in Four-Vehicle Crash

August 14, 2014 3:47 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a four-vehicle crash that critically injured a man in Hauppauge on Thursday, August 14, 2014.
Anthony Barbato was driving a black 2007 Dodge pickup truck eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway at 7:13 a.m. when his vehicle struck a blue 2007 Dodge pickup truck and a Subaru Legacy before […]

Man Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash

August 13, 2014 6:00 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a man in Melville on Wednesday, August 13, 2014.
A man was driving a Jeep Liberty westbound on the Long Island Expressway near exit 49 when he lost control of the vehicle at approximately 5 a.m. The Jeep was struck from behind by […]

Accident Causes Closure On Jericho Turnpike

August 12, 2014 2:15 pm Comments Off

Update: Jericho Turnpike has been reopened.

Jericho Turnpike remains closed due to an accident that occurred at about 10:15 a.m. today.
A Jeep Liberty was traveling westbound on Jericho Turnpike when the vehicle collided with another vehicle, driven by a 73-year-old male. The man was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital for serious injuries. The two adults in […]

Melville Woman Arrested for Hit and Run after Striking Four Victims

July 25, 2014 8:48 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a woman for striking four men with her car, and then leaving the scene of the crash in Wyandanch on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at approximately 4:00 a.m.
Netanya Lewis was involved in an altercation on S. 32nd Street, at approximately 4 a.m. when she got in her vehicle and struck […]

Huntington Station Man Critically Injured On WaveRunner

July 21, 2014 10:53 am Comments Off

Roldando Moreno was riding a Yamaha WaveRunner in the Lindenhurst area of the Great South Bay when he jumped a wave from a boat and crashed into a 23-foot Chapparal boat at approximately 5:25 p.m on Sunday, July 20, 2014.
Moreno, 45, of Huntington Station, was transported to shore by another boater and taken to Good […]

Driver Injured in Dix Hills Crash

July 13, 2014 1:28 pm Comments Off

Dix Hills Fire Department volunteers responded to a crash on Carlls Straight Path and the North Service Road on Saturday, July 12, at about 6:30 p.m. The driver of a Nissan Altima suffered non-life threatening injuries after the car struck a utility pole. The patient was assisted by Dix Hills Rescue Squad personnel and transported […]