Copiague Man Fatally Hit By Car

By Timothy Bolger Posted on October 7, 2016

A 45-year-old pedestrian was killed while crossing a road in his hometown of Copiague early Friday morning.

Suffolk County police said Juan Vinas-Marte was crossing Great Neck Road at the corner of Dixon Avenue when he was struck by a southbound Honda Accord at 3:40 a.m.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was neither injured nor charged.

First Squad detectives impounded the car, are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information about this crash to call them at 631-854-8152.

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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.