Nesconset Crash Leaves Pedestrian Dead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on April 7, 2016

A pedestrian was fatally hit by an SUV in Nesconset on Wednesday night.

Suffolk County police said the pedestrian was crossing Nesconset Highway at 9:10 p.m. when he was struck by a westbound Jeep Cherokee at the Browns Road intersection.

The victim was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity was not immediately available.

The driver was not injured. Fourth Squad detectives impounded his vehicle for a safety check 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.