Crime & Safety
Pedestrian killed in Huntington Station
Early morning accident takes the life of Francisco Cardozo, 53.
A Port Jefferson man was struck and killed in an accident on a Huntington Station road Friday morning.
Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating the motor vehicle crash that killed Francisco Cardozo, 53.
Jose Ramos was driving a 2006 BMW northbound on New York Avenue near the intersection of 15th Street at approximately 12:25 a.m. when his vehicle struck Cardozo, who appears to have been in the northbound lane of the road, according to police.
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Cardozo was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's office. Ramos, 32, of Bellport, was uninjured in the crash.
The vehicle was impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing.
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