Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Copiague.
The pedestrian was crossing Sunrise Highway at Bayview Avenue in Copiague when he was struck by an unidentified vehicle driving eastbound on Sunrise Highway. The vehicle fled the scene. The victim was then struck by a 1997 Mercury Cougar, driven by a 66 year old, of West Babylon, who remained at the scene.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
