Wake Monday for NYPD officer who died in freak Fire Island boat crash

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Monday, August 14, 2023
Wake Monday for NYPD officer killed in freak Fire Island boat crash
A wake will be held Monday for the NYPD officer who died in a freak boat crash on Long Island this past week.

FIRE ISLAND, Suffolk County (WABC) -- A wake will be held Monday for the NYPD officer who died in a freak boat crash on Long Island this past week.

Philip Sanzano was killed when a 30-foot boat went airborne and crashed into a deck on Fire Island.

Sanzano worked out of the 83 Precinct in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

His funeral is set for Tuesday.

The owner of the boat was injured in the crash but survived.

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