Bay Shore Crash Leaves Pedestrian Dead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on February 29, 2016

A 43-year-old man was fatally hit by an SUV in Bay Shore over the weekend.

Suffolk County police said Eckdron Burney was struck by a southbound Toyota Rav4 on Brentwood Road near the westbound Sunrise Highway Service Road at 8:10 p.m. Friday.

The victim was taken to Southside hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead.

The driver was not injured and stayed at the scene.

Third Squad detectives impounded the vehicle and are continuing the investigation.

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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.