Town of Huntington sanitation truck hits, injures pedestrian, police say

A 61-year-old man was seriously injured Friday when he was struck by a Town of Huntington sanitation truck on New York Avenue in Huntington Station, according to Suffolk police.

The pedestrian, Guillermo Ramirez of Huntington Station, was taken via Suffolk County police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

According to police, the truck was traveling south on New York Avenue, at the intersection of West 11th Street, when it struck Ramirez in the road about 7:40 p.m. 

The truck driver was not injured, police said.

No charges have been filed, police said.

By Joie Tyrrell

joie.tyrrell@newsday.com@JoieTyrrell

Joie Tyrrell is a Long Island native and covers education for Newsday, where she has worked since 1998.