Freeport Crash Leaves Bicyclist Dead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on February 22, 2016

A male bicyclist was fatally hit by a car while he was crossing a road in Freeport over the weekend.

Nassau County police said an 88-year-old man was driving a Lincoln MKZ eastbound on Sunrise Highway when he struck the victim near the corner of Benson Place at 8:12 p.m. Saturday.

The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. His identity was not immediately available.

Homicide Squad detectives are continuing their investigation into the crash, which was deemed not to be criminal. The driver was not charged.

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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.