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Photo: SCPD. On February 15, 1990, Suffolk County Police Detective Dennis Wustenhoff left his home in Patchogue and got into his undercover police car. That morning, at around 11:50 am, his vehicle exploded when a bomb went off as soon as he turned the ignition. Wustenhoff was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital but his injuries were too severe and he died three hours later. On the anniversary of his death this year, the Suffolk County Police Department said it has increased a reward for the information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible for the death of Detective Wustenhoff in 1990. The reward is now at $30,000.
February 9, 2021
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Stony Brook University Hospital has been named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals™ for 2021 by Healthgrades – the only hospital on Long Island to receive this distinction for the past three consecutive years.
The honor places Stony Brook University Hospital in the top two percent of nearly 4,500 hospitals assessed nationwide for its consistent, year-over-year superior clinical performance as measured by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Only five hospitals in New York State were named among America’s 100 Best Hospitals this year.
“This is the equivalent of receiving another A+ on our annual report card for quality care,” said Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, senior vice president for Health Sciences at Stony Brook Medicine. “It places us among the top 2 percent of hospitals nationwide. More importantly, it measures results that make a significant difference in the lives of our patients ever
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Two people were injured and one woman was airlifted following a crash on Sound Avenue Saturday morning, according to Riverhead Town police.
A 2008 Honda Accord traveling westbound on Sound Avenue crossed the double line and collided with an eastbound 2016 Dodge utility truck, police said. The driver of the Accord, Danyelle McMillan-Mahabir, was ejected from the vehicle and treated at the scene by the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps before being airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital by a Suffolk County police medevac.
The crash occurred around 8 a.m., east of Dolphin Way in Riverhead.
The driver of the utility truck, Michael Manfredo, was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for injuries that were not life threatening, police said.