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SCPD: Pedestrian Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash

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By Published: January 24 2014

LongIsland.com

A crash occured on Magnolia Drive, near Nelson Road, Selden.

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Selden, NY - January 24, 2014 - Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian last night.
 
Laurence Broggy, 27, was driving a 2013 Ford FedEx delivery truck southbound on Magnolia Drive in Selden when his vehicle collided with a male pedestrian who was apparently in the roadway at 6:51 p.m.
 
Carl Lunsford, 47, sustained extensive injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Broggy was not injured.
 
The vehicle was inspected at the scene by the Suffolk County Police Department Motor Carrier Safety Section and was not impounded. The investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.