Southampton Man Fatally Hit by Car

By Timothy Bolger Posted on April 11, 2016

A 37-year-old man was fatally hit by a car while crossing a road in his hometown of Southampton over the weekend.

Southampton Town Police said Claude Eleazer was walking across County Road 39 when he was struck by a westbound Chevrolet Cruz near the corner of Tuckahoe Lane at 10:29 p.m. Friday.

The victim was taken to Southampton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Detectives impounded the vehicle and are continuing the investigation but 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.