Crime & Safety
Police: Man Killed In E. Patchogue Crash (Update)
Collision took place at the intersection of Conklin Avenue and East Main Street.
Update: Feb. 19, 10:59 a.m.: Suffolk County Police identified Jose Fuentes, 39, of East Patchogue as the man killed Sunday night. Original story below:
An unidentified man was killed Sunday night in a car crash in East Patchogue, said Suffolk County Police.
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Police said the man was crossing East Main Street at the intersection of Conklin Avenue at around 8 p.m. when he was struck by a white 2005 Nissan Maxima that was traveling eastbound on East Main Street.
The North Patchogue Fire Department took the man to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Police said the car's driver, Jeremiah Day, 25 of Wyandanch, was not injured.
The car was impounded for a safety check.
The incident is still under investigation by detectives. Anyone with information on the incident is being asked by SCPD to contact the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.
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