Jeffrey Schmohl of West Babylon killed in crash crossing Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst, police say
Suffolk police closed off the eastbound roadway of Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at North Greene Avenue early Sunday. Credit: Paul Mazza
A West Babylon man was killed after being struck by an SUV while crossing Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst on Sunday morning, Suffolk police said.
Jeffrey Schmohl, 65, was crossing the eastbound lanes at North Greene Avenue when he was struck by an eastbound Toyota RAV4 at 5:18 a.m., police said in a news release.
Schmohl was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the SUV, was not injured and was not charged, police said. The driver was alone in his vehicle, which has been impounded for a safety check, police said.
The eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway had been shut down at North Delaware Avenue while police investigated, but the road is now open, police said.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call First Squad detectives at 631-854-8152.
Traffic-related fatalities, including pedestrian deaths, have been on the rise across Long Island since last year, Newsday has reported.
Crashes claimed 243 lives in Suffolk and Nassau counties in 2022, 29% more than in 2019, the year before the pandemic, according to data kept by the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research at the University at Albany.
Seventy-two of those killed were pedestrians, compared with 60 in 2019.
Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.
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