Crime & Safety
Roslyn Heights Man Fatally Struck By Tractor Trailer
The man was delivering dirt to a Suffolk County home on Tuesday morning when the incident occurred.
A Roslyn Heights man was struck and killed by a tractor trailer in East Moriches on Tuesday morning.
According to police, 72-year-old Bruce Barth was delivering dirt to a home on Moriches Avenue when he exited his 2005 Peterbilt tractor trailer, which then started moving and subsequently struck him at 11:40 a.m.
Barth was transported by East Moriches Community Ambulance to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue where he was pronounced dead.
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The incident is under investigation.
East Moriches, NY- A driver was killed after he exited his commercial truck and was struck by it when it rolled on Moriches Ave. Suffolk police are investigating. pic.twitter.com/O1A1uwEtDE
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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