Marc Wilke, of Patchogue, killed when driver strikes his bicycle in Miller Place
A Patchogue man is dead after was struck by a driver while riding a bicycle in Miller Place on Monday evening, Suffolk police said.
About 6:55 p.m., Marc Wilke, 51, was riding a bicycle south across Route 25A, east of Hunter Avenue, when the driver of an eastbound 2021 Nissan Sentra struck him, police said in a statement.
Wilke was taken to Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The driver of the Nissan, a 60-year-old woman, was not injured. The car was impounded for a safety check.
Detectives ask anyone with information on the crash to contact the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.
More coverage: In 2023, 222 people died in Long Island car crashes. Suffolk has led the state in the total number of traffic fatalities for at least a decade, while Nassau has ranked second deadliest in six of the past 10 years, a recent Newsday analysis found.
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