Police seek truck in fatal Bethpage crash
At left, surveillance footage of a truck suspected of hitting two bicyclists, killing one of them, in Bethpage on April 6. At right, Nassau detectives investigate the scene on Hicksville Road. (April 6, 2011) Credit: News12.com (left); Jim Staubitser
A surveillance camera captured an image of the white box truck police said struck and killed a bicyclist in a hit-and-run earlier this month in Bethpage.
Stephen Marano, 32, of Bethpage, was killed in the crash on Route 107 near Brenner Avenue on April 6 at 6:05 a.m. Another man on the bicycle, Stephen Bonansinga, was seriously injured, Nassau County police said. Police said the truck that struck the two men drove off.
A grainy surveillance photo shows the 16-foot truck, covered with graffiti, traveling south along Route 107. Police said the truck's front headlights were damaged in the accident.
Police ask anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS or Det. John Lapine of the Homicide Squad at 516-573-7788. All calls will remain confidential and callers can remain anonymous.
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