An employee of an Elmont car wash was killed Saturday when a car suddenly accelerated and struck the man, knocking him against a wall, police said.

Eduardo Sosa, 53, of Elmont, was taken to a hospital, where he died, according to a Nassau County Police Department news release.

The male driver pulled up to the rear entrance of Empire Car Wash on Hempstead Turnpike at 8:05 a.m. and sped up. Police are investigating the incident and at this time believe it was an accident, a police department spokesman said.

A representative of the car wash could not be reached for comment.

Last month, a worker at a suburban Detroit car wash was struck and killed and another employee was injured by a pickup truck exiting the business’s automated car wash area.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

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Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

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