A Miller Place man died Saturday morning after being hit by a car in Middle Island, Suffolk County police said.

Keisha Dalton, of Middle Island, was driving a Buick Regal north on Miller Place-Yaphank Road at 5:50 a.m. Saturday when she hit Timothy Petrulo, 35, police said. Petrulo was taken to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, where he was pronounced dead, police said in a news release. 

Dalton, 45, was not injured during the crash, police said. 

Detectives are still investigating and are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call the Sixth Squad at (631) 854-8652. 

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

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