Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Suffolk
The man was crossing the street early Saturday when he was hit by a car, police say.
HAUPPAUGE, NY — A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car in Hauppauge early Saturday, Suffolk police said.
A 24-year-old Smithtown man was driving a 2016 Ford Mustang eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when he struck a man who was crossing the street near the intersection of Schoolhouse Lane around 4:50 a.m., police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Police are withholding the pedestrian's identity until next of kin is notified.
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The driver was not injured, police said. The Mustang was impounded for a safety check.
Anyone with information on the crash was asked to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.
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