Brentwood Crash Leaves Pedestrian Dead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on October 21, 2015

A 21-year-old man was fatally hit by a pickup truck in his hometown of Brentwood on Wednesday morning.

Suffolk County police said Carlos Magana was walking on Wicks Road when he was struck by a northbound Dodge Ram at 5 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 impounded the vehicle, are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information on the 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.