Crime & Safety

Police ID Pedestrian Who Died After Being Struck On County Road 39: PD

No criminality is suspected, police say.

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — A pedestrian who died after being struck by a vehicle on County Road 39 Saturday night has been identified as Julio Victor Teo-Gomez, 48; he was without a known address, police said.

According to Southampton Town police, the incident took place at 6:14 p.m. in the westbound lane of County Road 39.

Southampton Town police officers and New York State Police responded to the scene. Officers performed CPR on the pedestrian, who was transported by Southampton Ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.

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The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, police said.

According to Chris Brenner, public information officer for the Southampton Fire Department, County Road 39 was closed after the crash from Greenfield Road to St. Andrews Road West.

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No criminality is currently suspected, police said.

Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to call the Southampton Town Police Department's detective division at 631-728-2230.

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