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83-Year-Old Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle in East Farmingdale

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Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man in East Farmingdale earlier this evening.

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The driver was not injured and remained at the scene.

East Farmingdale, NY - November 8, 2016 - Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man in East Farmingdale earlier this evening.

Warren Prochaska was walking along eastbound Route 109, north of Southern State Parkway, in East Farmingdale, when he was struck by a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox at approximately 6:30 p.m. Prochaska, 83, of North Babylon, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

The driver of the Chevrolet, Denise Thomas, 56, of Deer Park, was not injured and remained at the scene.