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ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway
The identity has been released for a man who was struck and killed by a driver on a busy Long Island roadway, police said.
Ridge resident Michael Leithe, 34, was driving a 2012 Kia Sorento westbound on Route 25, east of William Floyd Parkway in Ridge, when the vehicle struck the pedestrian in the roadway at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, Suffolk County Police said.
The victim, now identified as James Kearns, 46, of Ridge, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Leithe, 34, was not injured. No charges have…
