Wading River Man Fatally Hit by Car

By Timothy Bolger Posted on February 8, 2013

A 52-year-old man was fatally struck by a car in his hometown of Wading River on Thursday evening.

Riverhead Town Police said John W. Hyte was walking in the eastbound lane of Route 25A near the corner of Little Leaf Court when he was hit by a Subaru Outback shortly before 6 p.m.

The victim was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The driver, 71-year-old Anthony Simonetti Jr. of Riverhead, was not charged.

Police are continuing the investigation.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.