Rocky Point Woman Hit, Killed by Minivan

By Timothy Bolger Posted on December 6, 2015

A 49-year-old woman was fatally hit by a minivan in her hometown of Rocky Point on Saturday night.

Suffolk County police said Garrett Schneider 21, of Miller Place, was driving a Chrysler Voyager northbound on Hallock Landing Road when his vehicle struck Theresa Swedberg, who had walked into his lane of travel at 6:13 p.m.

The victim was taken to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, where she was pronounced dead. The driver was not injured.

Seventh Squad detectives impounded the vehicle, are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information about this crash to call them at 631-852-8752.

About the Author

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.