Huntington, NY – Teen Snow-Tubing On Street Hits Light Pole And Dies

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    File photo of a teen riding on a snow tube as he launches off of a make shift snow jump on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/The News-Item, Mike Staugaitis)Huntington, NY – Police say a 17-year-old boy snow-tubing down a New York street with friends has crashed into a light pole and died.

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    Suffolk County police say it happened around 10 p.m. Monday in Huntington on Long Island.

    The boy was one of three teens taking turns snow-tubing. Police say he apparently lost control of the tube and struck a light pole.

    Police identified the victim as Sean Urda of East Northport. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

    Long Island was under a blizzard warning at the time of the crash. A meteorologist with the National Weather Service says moderate to heavy snow was falling and winds were gusty.


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    curious
    curious
    9 years ago

    So sad. My heart goes out to his family.

    ALLAN
    ALLAN
    9 years ago

    Basically innocent fun that turned into tragedy. Very sad and unfortunate incident. RIP

    Wise-Guy
    Wise-Guy
    9 years ago

    Snow-Tubing should be banned just like “Metzitzeh B’peh”.
    They both present a possible danger for children.

    (The fact that serious accidents are statistically extremely rare, should not be taken into account.)

    Next, Pogo-sticks and Trampolines should be outlawed. Possibly also bicycles and skateboards and etc.)