Jose Luis Calderon, 13-year-old Amityville boy, dies after car hits him, police say
Suffolk County police on the scene in Copiague where a 13-year-old boy riding a bicycle Saturday night was struck by a car and critically injured, authorities said. He later died from his injuries. Credit: Paul Mazza
A 13-year-old boy from Amityville has died from injuries he suffered when a car struck him Saturday night in Copiague while he rode a bicycle, Suffolk County police said.
The victim, Jose Luis Calderon, was riding a bicycle about 9:20 p.m. on Dixon Avenue near the intersection of Caboto Avenue according to police.
He swerved into another lane and was struck by a 2008 Toyota Corolla, police said.
Calderon was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in critical condition. In a release sent late Sunday night, police said that the boy succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the Toyota was not injured and the vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152.
Vera Chinese covers Suffolk County government and politics. She joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.
