Crime & Safety

Man Dies While Crossing Ft. Salonga Rd.

Updated: Two westbound cars, one driven by a Huntington woman, struck the unidentified man.

Updated: The man who was fatally struck by two vehicles in Fort Salonga last Wednesday night has just been identified by the Suffolk County Police Department Fourth Precinct as Juan Francisco Ulloa-Ulloa, aged 42.

Police said that they didn't know where the man lived or why he had run out into the road last week. They said he was  originally from Honduras and he had been identified through his fingerprints. His prints had been in their system because he had once been charged with drinking in public.

 

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The original press release: An unidentified man apparently ran into the roadway of Route 25A and Sunken Meadow Road in Fort Salonga last night and was struck by a 2009 Nissan Rogue that was heading westbound at approximately 8:40 p.m. 

The pedestrian was struck again by a 2008 Bentley Continental that was also heading westbound. He was declared dead at the scene by a physician's assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

The drivers of the two vehicles that struck the pedestrian, Tina Frangella of Huntington and Susan Rostkowski of Northport, both stopped after the collision and were interviewed by police.

No charges have been filed at this time. Both vehicles were impounded for a safety check.

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