SUV fatally hits man in Valley Stream, police say
A sport utility vehicle struck and killed a man attempting to cross East Sunrise Highway late Monday night in Valley Stream, Nassau County police said.
The identity of the victim, 55, was not released, pending notification of next of kin.
The driver, who remained at the scene, also was not identified by police. She was not charged.
Fifth Squad detectives said the pedestrian was attempting to cross Sunrise at Satterie Avenue when the westbound blue 2014 Dodge SUV struck him at 10:14 p.m. A police medic pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
Additional details were not immediately available.
The investigation is continuing.
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.”
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