Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Man Dies After Being Struck By Car in Seaford
The victim has been identified as 73-year-old Antonio Salerno.
UPDATE: The police have identified the victim as 73-year-old Antonio Salerno of Bellmore.
An elderly man was struck and killed by a car on Washington Avenue and Clark Street in Seaford around 5:47 p.m. on Saturday, police said.
According to Nassau County detectives, the victim, a 73-year-old man from Bellmore, was crossing Washington Avenue on foot to enter his parked vehicle when he was struck by a 53-year-old male driver from Seaford, who was driving northbound on Washington Avenue.
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The victim was removed from the scene and transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:15 pm by a staff physician, police said.
According to police, there was no criminality involved in the accident and no arrests were made.
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The driver’s vehicle was impounded for safety checks.
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