October 25, 2012

Unidentified Pedestrian Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash


Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Copiague.

A 33 year old woman was travelling eastbound in the left lane of Sunrise Highway at Albany Avenue when her vehicle, a 2011 Honda Odyssey, struck a pedestrian who crossed in front of her. 

The pedestrian, an unidentified black female in her late 40s to early 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

The driver, of Donna Place in East Islip, was transported to Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Islip with minor injuries.

October 22, 2012

Pedestrian in Critical Condition After Being Struck by Car


Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that left a Virginia man in critical condition in Bohemia
The man was attempting to cross Veterans Memorial Highway from the north side of the road to the south side at Artic Avenue when he was struck by a 2004 Honda Civic. The driver of the Civic was driving eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when he struck the man. The victim was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue where he was in serious condition.  

October 15, 2012

Man Arrested, Pedestrian Killed in Hit and Run Crash


Suffolk County Police arrested a man in connection with a hit and run crash that killed a pedestrian on Route 347 in Hauppauge

The victim  was walking eastbound on Route 347, west of South Plaisted Avenue, when he was struck by a 2006 Honda. The 23 year old victim,  of Nesconset, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  The driver left the scene of the crash, and was arrested a short time later.

Man Dies in Single-Car Crash


Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a single-car crash that killed the driver in Melville

A man was driving a 2000 Nissan Altima east on the Long Island Expressway when his vehicle left the roadway, east of Route 110, struck a light pole and proceeded into a wooded area on Express Drive South. The vehicle caught fire and became fully engulfed. The driver, who has not been positively identified, was pronounced dead by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash


Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in West Babylon.   
A passing motorist observed a woman leaning against the center median on westbound Sunrise Highway, 500 feet west of Jerome Avenue. The driver turned around and returned to check on the woman’s welfare and at that point, other motorists had stopped. The woman, of  200 Farmers Ave., North Lindenhurst, was lying in the left lane, dead.  She was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  
Detectives believe the woman was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. There are no known witnesses to this incident nor is there any information regarding the type of vehicle that struck the woman.