Man hit, killed by car in Brentwood on New Year's Day, police say
A man was hit by a car and killed early New Year's Day while crossing Route 111 in Brentwood, police said Wednesday. Credit: Stringer News Service
A Brentwood teenager struck and killed a man while driving early Wednesday morning on Route 111, Suffolk police said.
The driver, 19, was in a 2009 Infiniti sedan heading south on Route 111 near Lemon Street in Brentwood at 1:40 a.m. when he struck the man, who was walking east across Route 111, according to a police release.
Police have not identified the man who was hit. He was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore and pronounced dead.
No charges were filed in connection with the crash, a police spokesman said, and the driver was not injured. The Infiniti was impounded for a safety check.
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.
Nicholas Spangler is a general assignment reporter and has worked at Newsday since 2010.
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