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Man on Scooter Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash

By Published: April 04 2023

LongIsland.com

Detectives are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash involving a scooter in Nesconset, which resulted in the death of a 54-year-old man.

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Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man riding a scooter in Nesconset last night.
 
Christopher M. was driving a 2018 Dodge Ram ProMaster City westbound on Route 347 when the vehicle struck a man on an electric scooter who was crossing the roadway at the intersection of Southern Boulevard at approximately 9:20 p.m.
 
The scooter operator, Paul Harrison, 54, of Hauppauge, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. March, 40, of Lake Grove was not injured.
 
The Dodge and the scooter were impounded for safety checks.
 
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.