Steven McDonald, of Coram, identified as pedestrian killed while crossing Sunrise Highway Friday

By Peter Gillpeter.gill@newsday.comUpdated December 30, 2024

Police have identified a Coram man who was struck and killed by a car while walking on Sunrise Highway in Oakdale Friday night.

Steven McDonald, 63, was walking in the eastbound part of the roadway around 9:25 p.m. when he was struck by a 2011 BMW, Suffolk police said Monday in a news release.

McDonald was pronounced dead at the scene. The BMW driver, a 60-year-old man, was not injured in the crash and is not being charged, police said.

Police said they were still investigating the incident.

Check back for updates to this developing story.

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By Peter Gill

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