Pedestrian Killed When Struck on Sunrise Highway by Tractor-Trailer
Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a tractor-trailer in North Bellport early this morning.
Maureen Howley was walking in the right lane of westbound Sunrise Highway, east of Exit 55, when she was struck by a 2015 Kenworth tractor-trailer at approximately 1:50 a.m.
Howley, 77, of Bellport, was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the tractor-trailer, Laura Valcich, 30, of East Hampton, was not injured.
Motor Carrier Safety Section officers performed a safety check of the Kenworth at the scene.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.