Toddler fatally struck by pickup truck in driveway of Mount Sinai home, police say

Suffolk police were investigating after a pickup truck struck and... — Suffolk police were investigating after a pickup truck struck and killed a toddler in the driveway of a home in Mount Sinai Saturday. Credit: James Carbone

By Alek Lewisalek.lewis@newsday.com @aleklewis99Updated December 8, 2025

A toddler was killed after being struck by a pickup truck in Mount Sinai on Saturday, Suffolk County police said.

The child, whose identity and age were not released, was fatally struck by a Ram 1500 in the driveway of a Maureen Drive home at 12:42 p.m., according to a police department news release. Police said the child’s father, 43, and mother, 44, were on the scene at the time.

The child was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Hospital, police said.

A police spokesperson declined Newsday’s request for further details, including who was in the truck at the time of the incident.

Suffolk police detectives were investigating. Police asked anyone with information to contact the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.

By Alek Lewis

alek.lewis@newsday.com @aleklewis99

Alek Lewis covers the towns of Southampton, East Hampton and Shelter Island for Newsday. He previously worked as a reporter for RiverheadLOCAL, where he received awards from the New York Press Association and the Press Club of Long Island for his reporting on local government and politics. A Riverhead native, he is a graduate of Stony Brook University.

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