Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Kings Park Teacher/Coach Was High On Fentanyl, DA Says
A Mattituck man has pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with allegedly hitting and killing a popular Kings Park teacher and coach who was jogging in St. James while he was driving high.
Smithtown resident Michael McDermott, 37, who taught at Kings Park High School, was jogging in the southbound shoulder of Lake Avenue, north of Oak Street when he was struck by a Nissan at approximately 12:20 p.m. on July 14, police said.
The driver, Keith Clancy, 32, was tracked down on the Long Island Expressway near exit 69 in Manorville after fleeing the scene.
On Wednesday, Aug. 7, Clancy …
Beloved Chef Phil Pasfield, Co-Owner Of The Brixton In Babylon, Dies At 34
Popular and hip chef Phil Pasfield of The Brixton in Babylon, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 26. He was 34.
His sister, Sandy Scott announced his death on Saturday, April 27 via Facebook, saying the loss of her brother was sudden and unexpected. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
"I have no words to describe how I am feeling but I know I am suffering from an extreme loss," Scott wrote.
Pasfield, who attended Sayville High School, the State University of New York at Cobleskill, and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, opened the go-to restau…
