Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed in Holbrook Crash
Incident took place Saturday morning on Vets Highway.
Suffolk County Police are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian in Holbrook Saturday morning.
Jose Santos was driving a 2008 Nissan west on Veterans Memorial Highway when he struck a pedestrian, Patrick McCourt, who was walking in the roadway at 5:30 a.m. McCort was then struck by a 2001 Ford, driven by Mehmet Altun, police said.
According to police, McCourt, 22, of Huntington, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
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Santos, 33, of Patchogue, and Altun, 34, of Shirley, were not injured.
The investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.
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