Antonio Jesus Vicente Sanic ID'd by police as victim of fatal bicycle crash in Farmingdale

Police investigate the scene of a crash that killed a bicyclist... — Police investigate the scene of a crash that killed a bicyclist on Fulton Street in Farmingdale on Tuesday. Credit: Paul Mazza

By John Valentijohn.valenti@newsday.comUpdated November 13, 2024

A bicyclist from Farmingdale was struck by a sport utility vehicle and killed early Tuesday morning on Fulton Street in Farmingdale, Nassau County police said.

Police identified the cyclist Wednesday as Antonio Jesus Vicente Sanic, 41.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Staples Street and was reported at 5:05 a.m., police said. Police said the driver, a 37-year-old man, remained at the scene.

The driver, who suffered minor injuries, was treated at a hospital, police said.

He has not been charged.

Police said the driver was headed southeast on Fulton when his 2008 Honda CRV was "involved in a collision" with the bicyclist at Staples. The crash closed Fulton Street in both directions for much of the morning between Staples and South Linden for the investigation.

More coverage: Long Island traffic crashes claimed 243 lives in 2022, 29% more than in 2019, Newsday has reported. The level was the highest since 2015, as dangerous driving increased post-COVID-19 and police traffic enforcement dropped, according to a Newsday analysis of crash and ticketing data and traffic experts.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”