The fourth Uber passenger, 22-year-old Brianna Maglio, was critically injured. . "Our thoughts are with the families of Mr. Zahid and the four others who lost their lives in this heartbreaking crash, and we hope the survivor makes a full recovery," Uber said in a statement. Photo is a screenshot from GoFundMe page. His son was an accountant at KPMG and had just been promoted. Robert Romeo said during the Tuesday prayer service. Thanks for contacting us. The boys were very close, they were always together," he said. Greater Rockville Centre As of Tuesday morning, Isola said Brianna Maglio, a 22-year-old Garden City woman who was a passenger in the Toyota, remains in critical condition. With the singing of On Eagles Wings by M. Joncas, mourners exited the church. There is no logic in this senseless accident, Romeo said. A group of friends and their Uber driver died in a tragic car crash in Long Island, New York on Saturday when a motorist traveling in the opposite direction veered into their lane and hit them head on. The Maxima, driven by 22-year-old Justin Mendez, who was also killed, was . My son would not have been able to live with that, Aida Perez, 45, told The Post Tuesday, referring to her late son, Justin Mendez. "We will exhaust every means to find out how this happened," Isola said. Michael Farrell attended the Villanova School of Business studying finance and real estate. "It's like a nightmare. "James left an indelible mark on Penn lacrosse as a captain and leader on our Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and he will be truly missed.". Michael Farrell was remembered during a Monday Mass in the St. Thomas of Villanova Church. Had a goal and an assist in a 17-4 win over the Merchant Marine Academy on April 11 in Kings Point, New York. Our lives will never be the same. He was really nice.. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. "Why is he still at work? Kiess and his girlfriend both played lacrosse at Scranton University. Brianna Maglio is the Marketing Programs Coordinator at Onapsis based in Boston, Massachusetts. A GoFundMe page, "GoFundMe for Our Beloved Justin Mendez," has also been created for the driver of the Nissan by Amanda Tuason. "Ryan and Bri dated the past six years and were the cutest couple you ever saw," he said. We ask that you keep Michael, James and their family and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. Why is he still at work? 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They were the first to help you. Thanks for contacting us. In a span of less than 48 hours, a family lost a father, husband and its sole breadwinner. Michael and James Farrell, Kiess, and Maglio had been at a family house party on Saturday night before the accident, the NY Daily News reported. This story was reported by Robert Brodsky, James Carbone, Matthew Chayes, Vera Chinese, Faith Jesse and Keldy Ortiz. The accident happened around 11:20 p.m. on Montauk Highway in Quogue Village, where investigators say the driver of a Nissan Maxima veered into oncoming traffic and collided with a Toyota Prius carrying Uber passengers. Flags at Manhasset district schools will remain at half-mast this week and grief counseling will be available at Shelter Rock Elementary School Tuesday, officials said. If you don't know me, my name is Brianne, I'm 23 and currently based in Indiana. She sustained many life changing injuries including a broken neck at c2 and broken spine in 6 places, among many other injuries. I have no support; he was working; he was the only one, a tearful Ahmad told Newsday. Five people were killed in a car crash that occurred near the intersection of Montauk Highway and Quogue Street on Long Island, N.Y. on July 24, 2021. Also scooped up eight ground balls and came up with two draw controls. Recommend Ryan's obituary to your friends. The department then offered their condolences to the families of Kiess and the Farrells. All rights reserved. Vice Doughnuts & Coffee. She is currently in critical condition but is reportedly showing signs of improvement. She was the girlfriend of Mr. Kiess. Copyright 2023 WABC-TV. Just a short walk away, the church bell of St. Marys rang, as the overflow from the sanctuary watched the prayer service live on their cell phones. "They have many friends at Scranton who have been touched by their lives. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Greater Port Jeff Passenger Brianna Maglio, 22, was hospitalized and remains in critical condition. Matter of fact, this Saturday his nephew who is my nephew is getting married. The University Counseling Center and Campus Ministry are available for anyone who is grieving and wishes to talk with someone.". Joseph Marina said. ", In addition, Kiess said he and the Farrell family, who lost two sons, Michael, 20, and James, 25, have been discussing fundraising efforts to help the wife of the young people's Uber driver, Farhan Zahid, 32, of Bay Shore, who was left with small children. Click here for Greater Long Island newsletters. Evidence of a community left shaken could easily be seen with blue and orange ribbons, the Manhasset School District colors, tied around telephone poles and street signs put there by the Manhasset SCA. The 32-year-old was an Uber driver, husband to Hifsa Ahmad, and father of three young children: Ayaan, 6, Mishal, 3, and Ahaan, 16 months old. An Uber representative told NY Daily News that Zahid had been a driver for them for two years. The NTSB is involved in the investigation, as is the New York Attorney General's Office. "They're devastated. The mother of a Long Island man who killed five people when he smashed head-on into an Uber car said shes sorry and that her son would not have been able to live with the guilt. M.J.E 06.12.15 B.L.E 08.20.16 Village Police Chief Christopher Isola said a Quogue officer traveling eastbound saw Mendez speeding in the westbound lanes and turned around to pull him over, but the officer didn't catch up before the crash. The latest Tweets from Bri Maglio (@BriannaMaglio). Speaking to Patch, Kurt said, "All of his friends were in the cottage, playing games and dancing. Maglio was involve in fatal a car accident that took the lives of her loving boyfriend Ryan and their friends Michael and James. "He died with two of his friends He loved Brianna. The accident occurred at about 11:15 p.m. Saturday on Montauk Highway in Quogue. Villanova Vice President for Student Life Kathleen Byrnes emailed a statement to the university community. On their way to go out dancing, the three were riding in an Uber with Kiess girlfriend, 22-year-old Brianna Maglio of Garden City, who is currently in critical condition. "Both Ryan and Brianna graduated from Scranton and both also played for Scranton's Lacrosse teams. Michael Farrel was a full-time business student at Villanova University, according to his LinkedIn page, and James Farrell was the captain of the University of Pennsylvanias lacrosse team during the 2018 season. With heavy hearts, we will continue to pray and extend our love to everyone impacted by this tragic accident.". PennDOT worker remains seriously injured after hit-and-run, Search on for owner of dogs that attacked man while walking pets. She had lived on Long Island, as do most of her family, since 2008. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. "I guess God needed more angels up in heaven because these boys were definitely a mark for angels," he said. Police say the driver of the Nissan Maxima, 22-year-old, Justin Mendez, was driving around a curve when he went into oncoming traffic and smashed into a car that was being used as an Uber. It was written by Brodsky. There are 6 professionals named "Brianna Maglio", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Kurt Kiess, Ryan Kiess's father, said his son and Brianna Maglio, an ICU nurse at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, had been dating for six years; he has been standing vigil at the hospital with Maglio's family. Siblings Killed in Wrong-Way Crash Speaks Out. A good husband. Justin B. Mendez, 22, of Brookhaven, who was driving a red Nissan Maxima and crashed head-on into a gray Toyota Prius, died at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital a short time later, police said. Ahmad stayed home to raise their children son Ayan, 6, daughter Mishal, 3, and son Ahaan, 16 months while preparing to open a beauty parlor in the hamlet next month. "We are grieving with them," Quogue Mayor Peter Sartorius said during a press briefing on Tuesday. December 3, 2020 Landmark Conference Updates Plans for Return to Sport (Dec. 3, 2020) November 11, 2020 In San Diego, Crilly '15 Finds COVID . All of his friends were in the cottage, playing games and dancing," he said. The group had been heading out to go dancing after a housewarming party at Kiess's. Kiess's girlfriend of six years Brianna M. Maglio, 22, was the only survivor and is in critical condition. Ahmad said her children keep asking her when their dad is coming home, and why he isn't home from work yet. Justin Mendez, 22, of Brookhaven, Long Island, is said to have been the driver of the oncoming Nissan Maxima, the NY Daily News reported. Im not interested in that right now.. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. The flag in front of the high school was lowered to half-mast. I dont know about the investigation, Perez said. "It is with great sadness that I write to share the tragic news that Michael Farrell, a rising junior in the Villanova School of Business, passed away in a car accident on Long Island, N.Y., this past weekend," Vice President for Student Life Kathleen Byrnes said in a message to students, faculty and staff. The Gray Sweeties, Brianna's team, have dedicated this season to her brother, Airman Emilio Lavia, and his unit, the 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron. The shockwaves from the horrific accident on Montauk Highway that claimed five lives almost two weeks ago continue to be felt in the village. "They were good kids, they did everything right," he told the NY Daily News. please keep both the Kiess & Maglio families in your thoughts and prayers. Her boyfriend, Ryan Kiess, 25, of Manhasset, perished along with brothers Michael Farrell, 20, and James Farrell, 25, of Manhasset. That's not what this is," Kiess said, adding that the influx of traffic on roads must be addressed. And we are praying for Bri. It seemed that things were done correctly; taking an Uber, being safe. Zahid's widow, Hifsa Ahmad, told our sister station WABC-TV, "I still think that he is coming back.". Italian born Pietro (Nonno) Maglio, resident of Garden City, NY, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2022 at the age of 84 years old. I was best man at this wedding and I stayed very close to his widow. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Farrell family. He was a father of three, News 12 Long Island reported. I just lost my son. Great Eats Kiess asked of Mendez. Funeral Home Services for Theresa are being provided by Caggiano Funeral Homes, Inc.. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician. pic.twitter.com/MDHl9gnor0, "The Penn Athletics community is heartbroken and saddened by this tragic loss. The wife of an Uber driver killed Saturday with four other Long Islanders in a head-on crash in Quogue grappled Monday with how to tell her young children their father will never be home. A fourth passenger, Brianna Maglio, 22, remains in critical condition at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore. ", "It's surreal. Greater Lindenhurst The Attorney General's Office said there was no cause to file charges against the police officer who was following the Maxima. On the night of July 24, Zahid was driving four passengers in his vehicle on Montauk Highway around 11:20 p.m. when they were hit head-on by an incoming vehicle near the intersection on Quogue Street East. Ryan Kiess was a graduate of the University of Scranton and also played lacrosse, as did Maglio. It's a curvy road. The Long Island woman whose Uber-driving husband was killed along with four others in a head-on collision Saturday night has said shes at a loss about how to tell the couples three young children that their father wont be coming home. ", His son and his friends, Kiess said, "were all good kids." Kiess girlfriend, Brianna M. Maglio, 22, of Garden City, another passenger in the Prius, remained in critical condition, Lt. Daniel Hartman, a Quogue police spokesman, said Monday night. We come broken, we come with need to find hope and consolation.. I'm in shock still. We love our son and we always will.". Robert A. Romeo, the pastor, called "upon people of goodwill to offer prayers and support in memory of all the victims and their families impacted by the tragic accident in Quogue this past weekend. 11/24/2022 6:07 AM. Farrells family declined to speak with reporters Monday. Copyright 2023 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved. Our thoughts are with the families of Mr. Zahid and the four others who lost their lives in this heartbreaking crash, an Uber spokesperson said, and we hope the survivor makes a full recovery.. The fourth passenger, Brianna M. Maglio, 22, of Garden City, was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center in critical condition. 2023 WWB Holdings, LLC. He was really nice. The driver of the other vehicle, Justin Mendez, 25, of Brookhaven died later at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. Bri is like our third daughter. 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Zahid and Ahmad were both born in Pakistan, where they married seven years ago. Zahid followed his wife to the US in 2016 and found work as an Uber driver to support Ahmad and their kids son Ayan, 6, daughter Mishal, 3, and son Ahaan, 16 months. "I saw a red car near the old VFW in Quogue on Montauk Highway," a witness told police. In a press conference held by the Quogue Village Police Department on Tuesday, police announced that a quantity of marijuana was found in the Nissan Maxima driven by Mendez. She's getting better. A red Nissan Maxima, driven by Mendez, who was alone in the vehicle, was heading west on Montauk Highway when it left its lane of travel and crashed head-on with the Prius with Zahid and his four passengers that was traveling east on Montauk Highway, police said. As she remains hospitalized in critical condition, the sole survivor of July's crash, . James was a captain during the 2018 season for us.". All three of them were fun, bright and well-rounded gentlemen both on and off the playing field and will leave a profound and positive impact on our school community. Beloved cousin of KJ . "It can't help my son but maybe it can help someone else.". "It's a long, long road," he said. On 03/09/2022 Joseph Maglio filed a Personal Injury - Motor Vehicle lawsuit against Village of Quogue. Why isnt he coming? They really dont understand.. It's all too devastating, but I" It's all too devastating, but I suppose this is a start. A Long Island father who lost both of his adult sons in a head-on collision in Quogue earlier this year is planning to file a lawsuit against Suffolk County. The driver of the Uber, 32-year-old Farhan Zahid, and passenger Ryan Keiss, 25, also were pronounced dead at the scene. 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