Fifteen-year-old Amir Porterfield died in 2023, when two vehicles struck him on Sunrise Highway as he walked home from a Copiague High School volleyball game. “My house is a little quiet these days,” says Amir’s mother, Iesha Kyles.
In this exclusive yearlong series, Newsday will explore the causes behind the alarming number of crashes and find solutions to make our roads safer.
Every 7 minutes on average, a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island.
More than2,100people were killed and 16,000 others seriously hurt on Long Island’s roads between 2014 and 2023. people were killed and 16,000 others seriously hurt on Long Island’s roads between 2014 and 2023. 🔗 Read Full Article
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