Police seek help ID'ing man struck by car

Police are trying to identify a man who was seriously injured  when he was struck by a car while crossing Acorn Street in Wyandanch.

Police described the victim, who was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, as a black male wearing a multicolored Coogi-brand sweatshirt, a tan baseball cap, brown snakeskin shoes and a gold ring with a red stone on his right hand.

He is believed to be in his 50s, Suffolk County police said.

Police said the driver of the car, an 84 year old  of Wheatley Heights, was not injured. They said the driver  was driving the 1993 Ford Taurus westbound on Acorn Street when he struck the pedestrian at the intersection of Straight Path.

The car was impounded for a safety inspection, police said. The driver was not charged.

Woman Found Dead in Car in Water

Suffolk County Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was found in a submerged car in Port Jefferson.   

Sixth Precinct police officers responded to the Town of Brookhaven boat ramp, located at West Broadway and Barnum Avenue, after a 911 caller reported seeing a vehicle in the water. When officers arrived, they discovered a Toyota Corolla in the water with a single occupant inside.  

The car’s occupant, an 87 year old woman, of 19 Brook Lane, Port Jefferson Station, was extricated from the vehicle by members of the Port Jefferson, Mount Sinai and Rocky Point Fire Department dive teams as well as members of the Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau.  She  was transported to St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson where she was pronounced dead.  

85-Year-Old Man Killed in Hauppauge Crash

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that killed a 85-year-old man in Hauppauge.

The 85 year old  was driving a 1994 Infiniti eastbound on Veterans Highway, when he attempted to make a left at Spartan Lane and struck a Chevy traveling westbound on Veterans Highway.  Both drivers were transported to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown.  

Two People Killed, One Critically Injured in Mastic House Fire

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad and Arson Squad detectives are investigating a house fire that killed two men and critically injured a woman in Mastic. 

Police and firefighters from Mastic, Center Moriches and Brookhaven Fire Departments responded to 43 Broadway after a 911 call was received from a neighbor.  After gaining entry, firefighters removed two men and one woman from the home. A 64 year old male, of 43 Broadway, was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Center in East Patchogue. The other male, whose identification is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. Both men were pronounced dead despite life-saving attempts by medical personnel at both hospitals. 

Bellport Man Killed in Crash, Driver Seriously Injured

Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a Brookhaven crash that killed a Bellport man and seriously injured an East Patchogue man.

A 21 year old male was driving a 2006 Infiniti westbound on Montauk Highway when his vehicle crossed over the double yellow line, left the roadway and overturned.

The driver's passenger, of 49 Wards Lane, Bellport, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver,  of 808 Narraganset Ave., East Patchogue, was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue for treatment of serious injuries.