Hicksville Pedestrian Fatally Hit by SUV

By Timothy Bolger Posted on March 13, 2017

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A 78-year-old man was fatally hit by an SUV while he was crossing a road in Hicksville early Monday morning.

Nassau County police said the pedestrian was walking across Newbridge Road at the corner of West John Street when he was struck by a Ford Suburban at 6:29 a.m.

The victim was taken to Nassau University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a half hour later. His name was not immediately available.

The driver, who remained 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.