Crime & Safety

Police ID Pedestrian Killed In North Bellport Last Week

UPDATE: The 30-year-old was struck on Station Road on June 25, Suffolk police say.

NORTH BELLPORT, NY — Police have identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed in North Bellport last week.

Denis Hernandez, 27, of Bellport, has been identified as the man who was killed in a motor vehicle crash on Station Road on June 25, police said. He was in the roadway of Station Road, south of Martha Avenue, when a southbound tractor trailer struck him at around 10:35 p.m., according to police.

He was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in East Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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Anyone with information on this crash is asked to contact Major Case Unit detectives at 631-852-6555, or Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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