Road Closures Scheduled For Funeral Of Nypd Officer From Long Island Killed In Hit-Run Crash

Several road closures are scheduled for the wake and funeral of Long Island resident and NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos who was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver on the Long Island Expressway last week.

Kathy Reakes

05/03/2021 10:15 a.m.

Tsakos, age 43, of East Northport, was killed on Tuesday, April 27, when he was working another accident on the LIE and was allegedly hit and killed by Jessica Beauvais, age 32, of Hempstead, who then fled the scene.

Visitation is scheduled for Monday, May 3 in Greenlawn from 2 to 9 p.m. at Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church on 1 Shrine Place.

The funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 4 at the church.

The Suffolk County Police Department said motorists can expect heavier than normal vehicular traffic from noon until 9:30 p.m., Monday, on Pulaski Road between Stony Hollow Road and Broadway Greenlawn Road, and, heavy pedestrian traffic is expected at the intersection of Shrine Place and Pulaski Road.

Pulaski Road will be closed between Stony Hollow Road and Broadway Greenlawn Road on Tuesday, May 4 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the funeral.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area during these times.

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