Joseph Lozada, of Babylon, hit, killed by car, police say

A Babylon man was struck by a car and killed in a pedestrian accident early Tuesday in North Babylon, police said.

Joseph Lozada, 19, was struck as he walked on Route 231 at 3:53 a.m., Suffolk County police said.

There was no criminality involved, and the driver remained at the scene near Pell Avenue, police said.

Police said the victim was struck by a southbound 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by John Farina, 59, of Cape Coral, Florida. He was not injured. His Jeep was impounded for a safety check.

The accident happened just south of the Southern State Parkway.

Police are asking anyone with information about this crash to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”