East Patchogue Man Hit, Killed by Truck

By Timothy Bolger Posted on August 4, 2013

A 54-year-old East Patchogue man was fatally struck by a tractor trailer while walking on Sunrise Highway in Bohemia, Suffolk County police said.

Gary Abrams was walking in the middle lane of Route 27 when he was hit by a westbound tractor trailer driven by Tiago Teixeira, 27, of New Jersey, at 10:14 p.m. Friday, police said.

Abrams was pronounced dead at the scene.

Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Safety Units examined the truck and towed it from the scene.

Fifth Squad detectives are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information on the crash to contact them at 631-854-8552.

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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.