An off-duty Suffolk County police officer died in an early morning crash. It happened at 3:33 a.m. on Route 25 near Siracusa Boulevard in Commack.
Police say that Patrick Curley, 40, of Huntington, was driving an SUV westbound when he hit a Winters Brothers garbage truck that was backing out of a business.
The driver of the garbage truck, James Jarosch, 59, was not hurt. Jarosch was issued summonses for unsafe backing and equipment violation after the truck was inspected.
Curley was a 17 year veteran of the force and was an officer in the second precinct.
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The unofficial start of summer is being met with not-so-perfect beach weather. Many beach communities had been hoping for good weather this Memorial Day weekend following the destruction caused by superstorm Sandy.
The unofficial start of summer is being met with not-so-perfect beach weather. Many beach communities had been hoping for good weather this Memorial Day weekend following the destruction caused by superstorm Sandy. The Fox 5 weather team is calling for sunny skies on Sunday and Monday.
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President Barack Obama plans to give the Jersey Shore a boost with a post-Memorial Day visit to showcase recovery efforts in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
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New Jersey's education commissioner has overturned the firing of a high school athletic director who was caught on camera putting dog waste on his ex-wife's car.
New Jersey's education commissioner has overturned the firing of a high school athletic director who was caught on camera putting dog waste on his ex-wife's car.
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Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested Thursday for allegedly smoking marijuana in the lobby of her Midtown Manhattan building and throwing a marijuana bong out of a window, said police.
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