Brentwood Bicyclist Fatally Hit by SUV

By Timothy Bolger Posted on June 24, 2015

A 22-year-old bicyclist was killed when he was struck by an SUV in his hometown of Brentwood on Wednesday morning.

Suffolk County police said Amilcar Mejia Alvarado was riding his bike southbound on Washington Avenue when he was hit by an eastbound Ford Escape at the corner of Express Drive South at 7:45 a.m.

The victim was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver was not injured.

Third Squad detectives impounded the vehicle, are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information on 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.