Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Airlifted With Serious Head Injury After Falling Off Bike 12-Year-Old Airlifted With Serious Head Injury After Falling Off Bike
12-Year-Old Airlifted With Serious Head Injury After Falling Off Bike A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after falling off his bicycle and hitting his head on the pavement. The incident took place in Ulster County around 2:15 p.m., Monday, June 8, when the Saugerties Police responded to a call for help at 10 Oakledge Park Road with DIAZ Ambulance. According to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra, the boy, who was unconscious, reportedly fell off his bike while not wearing a helmet, sustaining a head injury and facial wounds. The child was treated at the scene by DIAZ Ambulance crew before being transported to Cow Flop across fr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV At Busy Long Island Intersection Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV At Busy Long Island Intersection
Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV At Busy Long Island Intersection Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Long Island Boy Struck, Killed By SUV A teenage boy was killed after being struck by an SUV at a busy Long Island intersection. The crash happened Sunday, Jan. 12 at 5:08 p.m. in Oceanside. According to Nassau| County Police detectives, while attempting to cross Daly Boulevard on a bicycle, from the south side to the north side, the 14-year-old boy was struck by a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox traveling westbound on Daly Blvd. in the vicinity of Long Beach Road.  The boy suffered multiple injuries and was transported by Oceansid…

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by Joe Lombardi
Peekskill, NY
News
Car Strikes Two Teens On Bikes, Seriously Injuring One In Area Car Strikes Two Teens On Bikes, Seriously Injuring One In Area
Car Strikes Two Teens On Bikes, Seriously Injuring One In Area Police are asking the public for help in an investigation in which a car struck a bicycle, injuring two teens, one seriously, in the area. The incident took place in the Town of Poughkeepsie around 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2, during the intense snowstorm on Vassar Road in front of Dimpy's Food Mart. According to officers with the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Traffic Enforcement Unit, a red 2014 Subaru Legacy operated by a 34-year-old Poughkeepsie resident struck a bicycle that was being ridden by a 15-year-old boy from Poughkeepsie, and a 16-year-old girl from Wappingers Falls.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
News
Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV On Long Island Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV On Long Island
Boy Dies After Being Struck By SUV On Long Island A teenage boy who was struck by an SUV on Long Island has died after being hospitalized with serious injuries. The crash happened Friday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. in Massapequa Park, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the 15-year-old was traveling on his bicycle southbound on Park Boulevard at the intersection of Sunrise Highway when he was struck by a 2013 Dodge SUV that was traveling eastbound.  The boy was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.  At about 10:30 p.m. Friday, the boy was pronounced dead by a hospital physician, Nassau County Police…

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by Joe Lombardi
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 79-Year-Old Hoboken Woman Killed On Bike Identified UPDATE: 79-Year-Old Hoboken Woman Killed On Bike Identified
Update: 79-Year-Old Hoboken Woman Killed On Bike Identified UPDATE, Sunday, Dec. 1: The woman's name was released. She was an award-winning quilter who owned a shop in Hudson County. Click here for more.  Original story:  A woman died Monday morning when she was hit by a truck while riding a bicycle near the border between Union City and Jersey City, a spokeswoman for the Jersey City Police Department confirmed.  The woman, a 79-year-old Hoboken resident,  was struck around 10:17 a.m. as the truck was turning right onto Paterson Plank Road from Palisade Avenue. The driver remained at the scene.  No summonses were issued an…

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by Paul Milo
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Long Island Girl Seriously Injured In Crash 13-Year-Old Long Island Girl Seriously Injured In Crash
13-Year-Old Long Island Girl Seriously Injured In Crash A 13-year-old was seriously injured after she was hit by a motor vehicle while riding her bicycle on Long Island. The crash occurred just after 6:35 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19 in Mastic. The girl, Paiton Muens, of Mastic, was struck by a 2016 Toyota RAV4, being operated by Hugo Sinay-Boch, 30, while riding her bicycle northbound on Mastic Road, between Hampton Avenue and Main Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. Muens was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Sinay-Boch, also of Mastic, was not injured. The vehicle was impounded fo…

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by Joe Lombardi
New City, NY
Lifestyle
Bicycle Safety Tips To Carry You Through Summer And Beyond Bicycle Safety Tips To Carry You Through Summer And Beyond
Bicycle Safety Tips To Carry You Through Summer And Beyond There are few things more exhilarating than zooming downhill on a bike. When I used to live in New York City, I rode my bike to work nearly every day. It was a healthy habit, and the daily exercise felt great! Only the snow would send me to the subway. There is no question, riding a bike is as fun now as it was when I was a kid. But it can also be dangerous. Accidents happen. Yet, there are simple ways to protect your children. Bike safety starts with the helmet Even before a child’s first bike should come their first bicycle helmet! In 1999, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC…

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Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Issued Warning After Crash With Vehicle In Darien, Police Say Bicyclist Issued Warning After Crash With Vehicle In Darien, Police Say
Bicyclist Issued Warning After Crash With Vehicle In Darien, Police Say A bicyclist in Fairfield County received a stern warning after he suffered minor injuries when he was struck by a car near a busy Darien intersection, police said. A driver was heading south on West Norwalk Road at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, July 29, when the vehicle came to a complete stop at the intersection with Post Road. When making the turn, police said that a bicyclist, who was riding east on Post Road in the shoulder of the westbound lanes, was struck by the vehicle. Investigators noted that both the bicyclist and driver agreed and stated that the vehicle had come to a stop at…

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by Zak Failla
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Pickup Truck In Rockland 14-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Pickup Truck In Rockland
14-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Pickup Truck In Rockland A 14-year-old Spring Valley teen was seriously injured after being hit by a pickup truck. The incident happened around 9:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 17, at the intersection of North Cole Avenue and Stephens Place, said Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli. According to Galli, the crash happened when the 14-year-old was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a 2019 Dodge 1500 pickup truck that was being driven by a 20-year-old Spring Valley resident. The teen suffered severe injuries and was transported by Hatzolah ambulance to Westchester Medical Center. The Spring Valley Police were as…

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by Kathy Reakes
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Police Ask Public's Help After Hit-Run Motorist Strikes, Injures 14-Year-Old In Darien Police Ask Public's Help After Hit-Run Motorist Strikes, Injures 14-Year-Old In Darien
Police Ask Public's Help After Hit-Run Motorist Strikes, Injures 14-Year-Old In Darien A hit-and-run driver struck and injured a 14-year-old boy in Darien and police are asking the public's help in finding the motorist. The teen was riding his bicycle on Old Kings Highway South near the intersection of Locust Hill Road on Thursday, July 11 around 8:50 a.m., according to Darien Police. As he was headed south towards Locust Hill Road, he crossed from the west side of the street to the east side as he approached the intersection of Locust Hill Road, police said. At the same time, a vehicle going west on Locust Hill Road turned right onto Old Kings Highway South.  As it ne…

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by Donna Christopher
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Island Park Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Island Park
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Island Park A 65-year-old man riding a bicycle was killed after being struck by an SUV on Long Island. The incident occurred just before 10 p.m. Monday, July 8 in Island Park, Nassau County Police said. The man was riding his bicycle westbound on Emerson Place when he was struck by a 2015 Ford Explorer, which was traveling southbound on Austin Blvd, according to detectives.  The man suffered multiple trauma injuries and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead by a staff physician, police said. The driver of the vehicle, a 59-year-old man, remained at the scene and …

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by Joe Lombardi
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event
Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event Englewood police instructed and guided youngsters and teens in bicycle safety while city firefighters gave them a chance to handle a fire hose during an event hosted Saturday by Community Baptist Church. Police Sgt. Oscar Hernandez (Bicycle Squad) and Officers Adolfo Gutierrez (Emergency Services Unit) and Jerel Hammond (Motorcycle Patrol) offered their expertise at the event, arranged by Brian Osborne and also attended by church staff and congregants. City Fire Capt. Michael Johnston and Firemen William Loaiza and John Herrmann brought a fire truck and supervised kids using the hose. Repr…

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by Jerry DeMarco