Pedestrian hit by car in Wyandanch, seriously injured, cops say

A Wyandanch woman was seriously injured when police said she was hit by a crossover sport utility vehicle Wednesday morning in Wyandanch.

Suffolk County police said the accident occurred at the intersection of Long Island Avenue and Straight Path at 6:05 a.m.

The pedestrian, identified by police as Jeanmarie Ott, 28, was taken by a crew from the Wyandanch-Wheatley Heights Ambulance Corp. to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip. Police said Ott suffered “serious but non-life-threatening injuries” in the crash.

Police said Ott was walking south on Straight Path and was attempting to cross Long Island Avenue when she was struck by a 2015 Nissan Rogue westbound on Long Island Avenue by Leo Bellotti, 89, of Deer Park. Bellotti was not injured.

The vehicle was impounded for a safety check.

Police are asking anyone with information about the crash to call First Squad detectives 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.”