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ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Flatbed Truck In Blue Point

Police have identified the man killed in a crash near a Long Island intersection overnight.

Montauk Highway, near Atlantic Avenue in Blue Point.

Montauk Highway, near Atlantic Avenue in Blue Point.

Photo Credit: Google Maps street view

The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m.  Saturday, April 23 in Blue Point.

The man, now identified as Joseph Coleman, age 60, of Bayport, was walking with a bicycle on Montauk Highway, near Atlantic Avenue, when he was struck by a westbound flatbed truck, Suffolk County Police said.

Coleman was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead, said police. 

The driver of the flatbed truck, a 43-year-old Mastic man, was not injured, according to police.

The flatbed truck was inspected at the scene by officers from the Motor Carrier Safety Section.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.

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