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Riverhead police charge Moriches man in Monday’s fatal hit-and-run crash

by Dec 3, 2019
Police said following a series of tips received from the public, detectives were able to locate the involved vehicle at an auto body shop in the Riverhead area.

Man crossing West Main Street killed in hit-and-run crash Monday

by Dec 3, 2019
The 72-year-old victim was struck by a small white-colored SUV headed eastbound on NY 25, then by another westbound vehicle. The eastbound SUV fled the scene, police said.

Arrest made in fatal Wading River crash

by Oct 16, 2019
The driver involved in an Oct. 14 fatal motor vehicle crash in Wading River was arrested yesterday for providing a false name to officers, Suffolk County Police announced last night.

Police: Taxi driver killed in crash on I-495 in Calverton Wednesday

by Apr 3, 2019
Suffolk Police said Jeffrey Pogar, 65, of East Patchogue, was driving a taxi eastbound on the expressway just west of exit 71 when he veered off the road and struck a tree at around 7:35 .am., police said.

Driver who caused crash that killed four members of Riverhead family pleads guilty

by Mar 28, 2019
Jamel Turner, 25, of Bellport was high on drugs when he drove a stolen Camaro 154 mph on Route 25 in Ridge last February and plowed into another car, killing a Calverton woman and three family members, as well as the passenger in his vehicle.

Riverhead cops: Man, 24, killed in single-car crash in Manorville Monday night

by Dec 18, 2018
A 24-year-old Medford man died in a single-car crash in Manorville late last night, Riverhead Police announced in a press release this morning.

Cops: Pedestrian struck and killed by drunk driver on Rt. 105 late Sunday night

by Nov 19, 2018
A 36-year-old Riverside man was killed in the crash at about 11:45 p.m. The driver was charged with DWI and the incident remains under investigation.

Friends of Riverhead man killed in Oct. 10 motorcycle crash start online fundraiser to cover funeral expenses

by Oct 17, 2018
An online fundraising campaign has been started to help the family of Riverhead resident David Jordan Sargent, 23, who was killed last Wednesday in a motorcycle accident on County Road 39 in Southampton.

Police: Pedestrian struck and killed on Nugent Drive in Calverton Thursday night

by Jul 6, 2018
Police said Manuel Monzon, 39, of Calverton, was walking on Nugent Drive near Pinehurst Boulevard in Calverton when he was struck and killed by a car at about 11:20 p.m. Thursday night.

Pedestrian struck and killed on Route 58 late Sunday night

by Mar 20, 2017
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup truck on Route 58 near Applebee’s late last night, Riverhead Police Chief David Hegermiller said this morning.