Crime & Safety

Man Killed In Suffolk Crash Between Pickup, Utility Truck: SCPD

The fatal crash occurred on Thursday afternoon.

BAY SHORE, NY - A Bellport man was killed in a crash between a pickup truck and a utility truck in Bay Shore on Thursday afternoon, according to Suffolk Police.

Gilbert Lollis, 53, was driving a 2013 Chevy utility truck westbound on Union Boulevard when his vehicle collided with a 1990 Ford pickup truck that was traveling northbound on Saxon Avenue at 1:15 p.m.

Lollis was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead.

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The driver of the pick-up, 63-year-old John Harris, of Brentwood was transported to Southside Hospital where he was treated and released.

Safety checks will be performed on both vehicles.

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Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.

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