Fatal Crash: Long Island Man Crossing Busy Highway Struck By Car

A local man was killed after being hit by a car while crossing a busy Long Island highway.

The area of the fatal crash.
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04/19/2023 9:15 a.m.

The incident took place in Suffolk County around 8:40 p.m., Tuesday, April 18 on the Montauk Highway in Shirley.

According to Suffolk County Police, a 53-year-old Shirley man was driving a 2016 Subaru eastbound in the travel lane of Montauk Highway, west of Camp Upton Road, when the vehicle struck Paul Moran, who was crossing the roadway.

Moran, age 57, of Shirley, was pronounced dead at the scene by an EMT with Shirley Community Ambulance, police said.

The driver of the Subaru was not injured.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.

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