Pedestrian fatally struck by truck in Bohemia, cops say
A pedestrian was killed Wednesday evening, September 2, 2015 in Bohemia, when police said he was struck by a tractor trailer on Veterans Memorial Highway. Credit: Stringer News Service
A pedestrian was killed Wednesday night in Bohemia when he was struck by a tractor-trailer cab on Veterans Memorial Highway, police said.
The identity of the victim has not been released pending notification of family, Suffolk County police said.
The accident occurred at Feuereisen Avenue at 9 p.m.
Police said the victim was struck by a 2014 Freightliner headed east on Vets Highway.
The driver was not charged or injured.
Police said the investigation is continuing and ask anyone with information to call detectives at 631-854-8546.
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.”
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