Cops: Man found unconscious in Smithtown

A man found unconscious on the side of the road in Smithtown by a newspaper deliveryman early Tuesday was able to identify himself hours later, after being taken to a nearby hospital, Suffolk County police said.

The deliveryman found the man, in his 60s or 70s, unconscious and suffering from hypothermia, at the bottom of an embankment off Bishops Road at about 4:30 a.m., police said.

Police did not release the identity of the man, who was wearing pajamas when he was found.

He was taken to Stony Brook University Medical Center, where he was admitted to the critical care unit.

Police later said in a news release at about 2 p.m. that the man had regained consciousness and was able to identify himself.