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'He Worked Hard': Friends Call On Bay Shore Community To Aid Family Of Crash Victim
“We are all heartbroken.”
Juan Bautista Miguitama-Aguilar, age 67, died on the night of Saturday, Feb. 3 in Bay Shore after he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle, according to Suffolk County Police.
He was only three minutes away from his home.
Now, his family friends are hoping to raise enough money to help his loved ones say goodbye.
“[Juan was] also a husband, father, brother, and son,” Scarleth Villavicencio, a friend of Juan’s, wrote in a GoFundMe post. He was remembered as a loving, giving, hard-working, and respectful man.
“We all feel a deep sadness, especially when it…
Fatal Crash: 67-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Bay Shore
One person was killed in an overnight crash on a Long Island roadway.
It happened around 9:10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 in Bay Shore.
The victim was riding a bicycle, crossing eastbound from the sidewalk in front of 1320 5th Ave., when he was struck by a southbound 2007 Toyota Camry in the right lane of 5th Avenue, Suffolk County Police said.
Juan Miguitama-Aguilar, age 67, of Bay Shore, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Toyota, a 66-year-old Central Islip woman, was not injured.
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Man Charged With Fatally Punching Bicyclist On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old man is accused of punching another man on a bicycle, killing him, authorities said.
Anthony Collins, of Seaside Heights, was charged with manslaughter and endangering an injured victim in connection with the death of Robert May, 70, of Seaside Heights, on Oct. 1, in the Borough of Seaside Heights, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
On Sept. 18, at approximately 4 p.m., Officers from the Seaside Heights Police Department responded to the area of Central Avenue and Sumner Avenue for a report of a fall victim. Responding Officers f…
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Van In Northern Westchester
A bicyclist from Fairfield County was struck and killed by a van in Northern Westchester.
The incident happened on Saturday, Aug. 22 just before 1 p.m. in Pound Ridge.
The 2014 Ford Econoline van, operated by Lorenzo Davis, 33, of the Bronx, was traveling south on Route 137 (High Ridge Road), when, for unknown reasons, struck a bicyclist also traveling south on High Ridge Road, state police said.
The bicycle operator, Thomas J. Schultz, 70, of New Canaan, was pronounced dead by a Pound Ridge Emergency Medical Technician after life-saving techniques were unsuccessful.
Pound Ridge Fire Depa…
