Selden Pedestrian Hit, Killed by Car

By Timothy Bolger Posted on January 11, 2016

A 27-year-old Bay Shore man was fatally struck by a car in Selden early Monday morning.

Suffolk County police said Bernardo Benjamin Briones Bautista was walking in the right lane of Middle Country Road when he was hit by a westbound Nissan at 12:45 a.m.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was neither injured nor charged.

Sixth Squad detectives impounded the vehicle, are continuing the investigation and ask anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call them at 631-854-8652.

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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.