Amityville crash: Bicyclist struck, killed on Route 110

A bicyclist was killed crossing Route 110 in Amityville after a driver struck him late Monday night, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.

The bicyclist was Russell Squires, 53, of North Amityville, the department said in an update Wednesday. Detectives initially had not been able to identify him, according to an email from the department's press office, because he had no ID on him when struck.

The crash happened at 11:10 p.m., as the bicyclist was riding from west to east near Ritter Avenue. That's when the driver stuck him with a 2009 Toyota Camry, the news release said.

The driver, age 22, wasn't hurt, the release said. 

The release didn't provide additional information, such as how fast the driver was traveling or where the bicyclist was crossing.

As of Nov. 15 on Long Island, there were at least 519 bicyclists injured, and 6 killed, in traffic crashes with motor vehicles. In Nassau, 282 were injured and 1 killed; in Suffolk, 237 were injured and 5 killed, according to preliminary tallies from the Albany-based Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research.

With Joan Gralla

By Matthew Chayes

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Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.