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Keith J. Stratton of Bellmore killed in crash upstate of all-terrain vehicle, state police say

By JOHN VALENTIjohn.valenti@newsday.com

A 36-year-old Bellmore man was killed Sunday in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Tompkins, upstate Delaware County, state police said.

Troopers responding to a 911 call found Keith J. Stratton dead at 9:34 p.m. in a shallow creek bed near the overturned vehicle, police said.

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A 36-year-old Bellmore man was killed Sunday in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Tompkins, upstate Delaware County, state police said.

Troopers responding to a 911 call found Keith J. Stratton dead at 9:34 p.m. in a shallow creek bed near the overturned vehicle, police said.

Police said Stratton was at a family party when he decided to take a ride on the all-terrain vehicle.

He was not wearing a helmet, police said, when he failed to negotiate a turn -- and overturned the vehicle into the creek. Police said Stratton was killed on impact.

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”

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