Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz killed in Central Islip in hit-run crash while riding bicycle, police say
Suffolk police investigate the scene of a crash involving a bicyclist and a vehicle Monday near the Central Islip LIRR station. Credit: Tom Lambui/Tom Lambui
A Bay Shore man riding a bike Monday morning died after being hit by two vehicles that fled the scene of the Central Islip crash, Suffolk police said.
Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz, 65, was riding the bicycle northbound across East Suffolk Avenue at Lowell Avenue when a dark-colored small SUV and a white sedan struck him around 6:30 a.m., police said in a statement.
Both vehicles fled the scene on East Suffolk Avenue, police said. Oliva Cruz was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives are investigating the hit-and-run crash.
Education: Howard University
Tiffany Cusaac-Smith came to Newsday in 2023 after being a race and history reporter at USA TODAY, where she wrote enterprise and spot articles examining how the past shapes the present. Previously, she worked as the race and justice reporter at the USA TODAY Network of New York, covering issues such as criminal justice reform, housing, environmental justice, health care and politics. At The Journal News/lohud.com in Westchester County, she covered Yonkers, the state's third-largest city. She also worked at The Associated Press in Atlanta.
Honors and Awards: Criminal justice reporting fellowship with the National Press Foundation; New York News Publishers Association award for distinguished investigative reporting; Contributed reporting for Best of Gannett honor; Member of Table Stakes, a program funded by the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund and managed by the American Press Institute to transform local news.
