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Greenlawn Man Crushed to Death While Working Under a Vehicle, According To Police

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By Published: August 27 2018

LongIsland.com

Officials: Michael Callejo, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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SCPD report that a man was killed in North Amityville.

Photo by: LI.com News Team

Smithtown, NY - August 27, 2018 - Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating an incident in which a man was killed while working underneath a motor vehicle in North Amityville on Saturday, August 25.
 
Michael Callejo was working under a 2001 Ford van when the vehicle apparently slipped out of gear and crushed him. Callejo, 59, of Greenlawn was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.