For Immediate Release
03/09/2010
 
**Update**
 
Incident: Pedestrian Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash in Copiague
Location: Great Neck Road, North of Campagnoli Ave., Copiague
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 11:58 a.m.
 
 

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian in Copiague today.

 

Craig Smith was driving a 2009 Chevy van southbound on Great Neck Road when he struck a pedestrian crossing the street.

 

The pedestrian, described as a white male, was pronounced dead at NassauUniversityMedicalCenter in East Meadow at 1 p.m. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

 

The vehicle was impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152.

 
 
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