Funeral Services Planned for Man Pedestrian Killed on County Road 39

SOUTHAMPTON, NY - Funeral arrangements have been announced for Claude Lorenzo Eleazer,37, the pedestrian killed Friday night on County Road 39 in Shinnecock Hills.

On its Facebook page, the Shinnecock Indian Nations said it "sends sincerest condolences to the family of Claude L. Eleazer, who crossed over into the spirit world on Friday April 8, 2016. May the Creator grant the family strength in their time of loss."

The page also listed arrangements for Eleazer:

Visitation:

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
11:30am - 1:00pm
Hamptons United Methodist Church
160 Main Street
Southampton, NY 11968

Service:
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016, 1:00pm
Officiating Rev. Curtis Terry
Hamptons United Methodist Church
160 Main Street
Southampton, NY 11968

Interment:
Shinnecock Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Southampton, NY 11968

Repass:
Shinnecock Community Center
Shinnecock Indian Reservation
Church Street
Southampton, NY 11968

Police said Eleazer, of Southampton, was crossing the road when he was struck. The road was closed for two hours for the investigation, police said, and the vehicle was impounded for a safety check.

Eleazer was a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, sources said.

According to Southampton Town Police Sgt. Michael Joyce, the accident took place at 10:30 p.m. on County Road 39 and Tuckahoe Lane, when a female motorist, 26, driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruz and heading west struck Eleazer, a pedestrian in the road, police said.

He was transported to Southampton Hospital by Southampton Ambulance and pronounced dead, Joyce said.

No charges were filed in the accident, Joyce said.

The investigation is ongoing.

Facebook photo courtesy of Lynda Hunter.