Crime & Safety
Commack Driver Fatally Strikes Pedestrian in Huntington Station
Early morning accident on Jericho Turnpike kills 45-year-old William Prucha.
A pedestrian died early Thursday morning after being struck by a driver in Huntington Station.
According to Suffolk County police, Lewis Weill, of Commack, was driving a 2005 Saab westbound in the right lane of Jericho Turnpike, east of Evergreen Avenue, in Huntington Station when his vehicle struck a pedestrian at approximately 4:45 a.m.
The pedestrian, identified as 45-year-old William Prucha, of South Huntington, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, police said.
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Weill, 64, was not injured, police said.
The investigation is ongoing. Detectives are asking anyone who may have information on the crash to contact the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.
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