Crime & Safety
Police ID Man Killed After Being Struck By Commercial Truck
The 68-year-old was hit by the truck while it was backing up in the parking lot of a local business Tuesday morning.
NESCONSET, NY - A pedestrian was killed after he was hit by a commercial truck at the parking lot of a Nesconset business Tuesday morning, according to Suffolk Police.
Daniel Curcio was driving a commercial truck in reverse in the parking lot of Handy Pantry Shopping Center on 279 Smithtown Boulevard when the vehicle struck a man walking through the parking lot at 9:30 a.m., police said.
The pedestrian, 68-year-od Albert Geerders, of Ronkonkoma, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
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Curcio, 30, of Nesconset, was not injured.
A vehicle safety check was conducted on scene by the Suffolk County Police Department Motor Carrier Safety Unit.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.
Nesconset, NY- Suffolk Police are investigating a tragic accident in which a beer delivery truck in the Handy Pantry parking lot struck and killed an unidentified victim. 4th squad detectives and crime scene section, along with motor carrier units are investigating. pic.twitter.com/sRFLek0AbU
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