Traffic & Transit
Man On Scooter Killed In Suffolk Crash: Police
The scooter rider was crossing a roadway when he was hit by a Dodge Ram, police say.
NESCONSET, NY — A man was killed while riding a scooter when he was hit by a vehicle on Monday night in Nesconset, Suffolk police said.
A 40-year-old Lake Grove man was driving a 2018 Dodge Ram ProMaster City westbound on Route 347 when he struck Paul Harrison, 54, of Hauppauge, who was riding an electric scooter across the intersection of Southern Boulevard around 9:20 p.m., police said.
Harrison was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Hospital. The Dodge Ram driver was not injured, police said.
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The Dodge and the scooter were impounded for safety checks. Anyone with information on the crash was asked to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.
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