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.