Copiague Man Fatally Hit by Vehicle

By Timothy Bolger Posted on May 23, 2016

A 32-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle in his hometown of Copiague over the weekend.

Suffolk County police said Benjamin Zuniga was hit by a vehicle on Oak Street near the corner of Great Neck Road at 1:25 a.m. Sunday.

The victim was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead.

The driver, who stayed at the scene, 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.