It's a frightening statistic: Pedestrian deaths shot up by nearly 56 percent nationally between 2009 and 2018, from roughly 4,000 lives lost to cars and trucks to 6,227. Long Island has its share, averaging about 60 deaths per year.
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12/10/20
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After Elmont residents have spent years demanding safer conditions on Dutch Broadway, Nassau County Department of Public Works crews began milling the road for repaving on Nov. 11. It is just the …
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By Melissa Koenig
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11/17/20
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A 72-year-old male pedestrian is now in critical but stable condition, after he was struck by an automobile in Elmont on Aug. 19.
According to Nassau County police, the victim was attempting to …
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/20/19
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A pedestrian is in critical condition after he was struck by a police ambulance at the intersection of School Road and Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont on July 22 at 8:16 p.m.
According to Nassau …
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/23/19
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There are certain days when all uniformed police officers in the Nassau County Police Department’s Baldwin-based 1st Precinct are unable to respond to crimes for several hours, according to the …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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5/23/19
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An elderly woman who was attempting to park in front of the Long Beach Surf Shop collided with the building and injured a pedestrian on Thursday, officials said.
Long Beach Fire Chief Joe Miller …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/22/19
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A pedestrian was killed and another seriously injured while leaving a restaurant just after midnight when they were struck by a Long Beach volunteer firefighter as they were crossing East Park …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Bridget Downes
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1/5/19
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Q. What could cause the bridge to collapse in Miami last week? Aren’t there all kinds of precautions to avoid this kind of thing?
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By Monte Leeper
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3/23/18
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A man was hit by the driver of a vehicle at the intersection of West Park Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard Thursday at around 9:30 p.m., fire officials said.
Members of the Long Beach police and …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/16/18
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In Island Park, hours before the first snowflakes fell on Jan. 3, a 91-year-old woman was hit by a van and killed on Long Beach Road, police reported.
The woman, who detectives did not identify, …
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1/4/18
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