Rocky Point Crash Leaves Pedestrian Dead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on October 8, 2015

A 27-year-old man was fatally struck by an SUV while he was crossing a road in his hometown of Rocky Point on Wednesday evening.

Suffolk County police said Chamale Cubule was walking across Route 25A when he was struck by an eastbound Hyundai Santa Fe just east of Rocky Point Road at 11:35 p.m.

The victim was pronounced dead. The driver was not charged.

Seventh Squad detectives impounded the vehicle, are continuing the investigation and ask anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call them at 631-852-8752.

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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.