Crime & Safety

Homeless Man Killed After Hit-And-Run Crash: SCPD

The 22-year-old died after the crash early Tuesday.

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - A homeless man was killed after a hit-and-run crash in Central Islip early Tuesday, according to Suffolk Police.

Taekwon Campbell, 22, was struck by the car travelling northbound on Lowell Avenue, north of Cypress Street, at 1:30 a.m.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

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The investigation is ongoing.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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