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Deceased jogger identified as EMT from Westbury

A jogger who collapsed while running along the Wantagh Parkway and later died has been identified as a Westbury man who was an emergency medical technician, state police said Wednesday. Benjamin E. Vonpentz Jr., 54, was found by a passing motorist Sunday evening on the southbound side of the parkway's walking trail, south of Old Country Road in Hicksville, police said. Vonpentz died at Nassau University...

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