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Two Hit-And-Run Accidents Shock Long Island, Kill Two Youths

Two New York pedestrian accidents rocked Smithtown this week - occuring just miles from each other. In the first Long Island hit-and-run case, 11-year-old Courtney Sipes was struck and killed by a car on Main Street in Smithtown just after dark as she and her mother crossed the street. The young girl, who was in fifth grade, was thrown dozens of feet from the car and landed under a parked car. Many in the area said that crosswalk where the accident took place is a dangerous one, with a short crossing time and poor lighting.

The New York pedestrian accident victim was taken to St. Catherine of Siena Hospital where she was pronounced dead. NY investigators say that the car that hit the girl likely sustained hood damage and was either a white pickup or a white SUV.

In a second fatal Long Island pedestrian accident, a 15-year-old boy was struck while riding his bike in Smithtown on Terry Road and Route 347. In this case, the person driving stopped the car. Witnesses and the driver, 25-year-old Alex Helkin say that there was a green light at the time of the accident and that the bike rider must not have seen that the light had changed. The young man was riding bikes with three other teenagers at the time of the NYC car accident.

The Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner pronounced the bike accident victim, Nicolas Svercel, dead at the scene of the accident. Suffolk County Police are continuing the investigation. As of yet, no charges have been filed.

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