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Jason Copper, 39, of Sound Beach, was driving a 2015 Dodge Dart eastbound on Express Drive South when he was hit by a Medford Fire Department truck at the Route 112 intersection around 12:35 p.m., police said. The fire truck, driven by 50-year-old Wilfredo Garcia of Medford, had its lights and sirens activated at the time.
Copper was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Garcia and two passengers from the fire truck were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks, according to police.
The Suffolk County Police Department’s Sixth Squad detectives and Motor Carrier Section officers are continuing to investigate.
Details about Copper's life were not immediately available; his family is invited to share information with Daily Voice by emailing jpikora@dailyvoice.com.
Daily Voice has reached out to the Medford Fire Department NY for comment and more details, so check back here for possible updates.
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