Man, 79, on e-bike dies after being struck by SUV in Island Park, police said
Nassau County police officers investigate after a man riding an e-bike died when he was struck by an SUV on Austin Boulevard just south of Audubon Boulevard in Island Park on Sunday morning. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
A man was killed Sunday morning while riding his e-bike on an Island Park sidewalk, according to Nassau County police.
The 79-year-old man was riding his bike on the sidewalk along Austin Boulevard at around 11:15 a.m. when a Kia Sportage driven by a 75-year-old woman exited a Dunkin’ store's drive-thru. While swerving to avoid a collision, the man fell off his bike and into the road, police officials said Sunday. The Kia then struck the man, police said.
The man was pronounced dead at a hospital.
There were several crashes near the intersection of Austin Boulevard and Audubon Boulevard between 2022 and 2024, but none were fatal, according to Newsday's crash map.
More coverage: Every 7 minutes on average, a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island. A Newsday investigation found that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people. To search for fatal crashes in your area, click here.
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