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ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Car, Van On Roadway In Hempstead

The identity has been released of a man who died after being struck by two separate vehicles on a Long Island roadway.

Peninsula Boulevard near the intersection of President Street in Hempstead.

Peninsula Boulevard near the intersection of President Street in Hempstead.

Photo Credit: Google Maps street view

It happened around 4:35 a.m. Tuesday, June 7 in Hempstead.

The 35-year-old man was crossing Peninsula Boulevard near the intersection of President Street when he was struck by a 2003 Honda Civic driven by a 47-year-old man that was traveling northbound on Peninsula Boulevard, Nassau County Police said. 

The pedestrian was then struck by a second vehicle, a 2018 Dodge utility van traveling northbound on Peninsula Boulevard, driven by a 54-year-old man, said police. 

Both vehicles remained at the scene. 

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by a Northwell Hospital Emergency Medical Technician.

On Friday morning, June 10, police identified the man killed as Rene Antonio Iraheta Ramos, age 36, of Hempstead.

The investigation is ongoing.

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