Bay Shore Crash Leaves Bicyclist Dead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on January 4, 2016

A 54-year-old bicyclist was fatally hit by an SUV in his hometown of Bay Shore early Monday morning.

Suffolk County police said Edgar Cosico was traveling northbound on Fifth Avenue when he was hit from behind by a Jeep Cherokee at the corner of Dowsing Avenue at 5:30 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 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.