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Advocate for disabled Peter Zarba, 56, dies

Peter Zarba, whose spinal cord injury led to a wheelchair and a life helping and inspiring others with disabilities, died Friday of a heart attack at age 56.

He was sales manager at Bussani Mobility in Bethpage, which sells and customizes accessible vehicles for disabled passengers and drivers like himself. He was one of its earliest employees, starting almost 31 years ago.

The car accident...

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