Traffic & Transit
Man Dies After Being Struck By 2 Cars On Sunrise Service Road
The 70-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
OAKDALE, NY – A 70-year-old man died after being struck by two cars while he was attempting to cross a Sunrise Highway service road Friday afternoon, Suffolk Police said.
According to police, George Collins, of Islip was trying to cross the eastbound Sunrise Highway service road, about a half-mile west of Oakdale Bohemia Road, at about 3:55 p.m.
Irene Pastor was driving a 2018 Hyundai in the left lane when she struck Collins. Collins ended up in the right lane and then was struck by a 2016 Ford driven by Dyan Sybalski.
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Collins was pronounced dead at the scene. Pastor, 77, of Oakdale, and Sybalski, 44, of Oakdale stayed at the scene and were not injured.
Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552
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