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44-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck By Car While Working On Pickup Truck On Long Island Road

A man who was working on a pickup truck on a Long Island roadway was killed after being struck by a car.

The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Blue Point.

The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Blue Point.

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It happened around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Blue Point.

A 54-year-old East Patchogue woman was driving a 2009 Hyundai Elantra southbound on Kennedy Avenue near Pine Street when the vehicle struck a man working on a 2006 Dodge Ram parked on the northbound side of the road.

The man, Oscar Lopez-Machado, age 44, of Centereach, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. 

The driver of the Elantra was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue for evaluation.

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

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