Central Islip Crash Leaves Pedestrian Dead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on September 16, 2014

A 32-year-old homeless man was fatally struck by a minivan in Central Islip on Monday morning.

Suffolk County police said Victor Fuentes was walking on Suffolk Avenue when he stepped off the curb and was hit by a westbound Toyota Sienna near Pineville Road at 11:30 a.m.

The victim was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead. The driver was not injured.

Third Squad detectives ask anyone with information about this crash to call them at 631-854-8352.

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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.