Officials: Police SUV strikes sunbather in Long Beach
Quick ReadMarshall Starkman, 43, of Oceanside, suffered a broken spine and was taken by helicopter to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow.
Photo credit: James Carbone | A Long Beach police vehicle that struck a sunbather, is driven off Long Beach at the scene by a detective. (May 26, 2010)
Officials: Teen swimmer missing off Long Beach
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A Long Beach police officer responding to a call about a swimmer in distress Wednesday ran his police sport utility vehicle over a sunbather on the beach, city officials said.
The man, Marshall Starkman, 43, of Oceanside, suffered a broken spine and was taken by helicopter to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, said City Manager Charles Theofan.
According to Theofan, police...
