Bicyclist Struck, Killed by Car in Bay Shore

BAY SHORE, NY - A man riding his bicycle in Bay Shore was struck and killed by a car early Monday morning.

According to police, a man was driving a 2009 Jeep Cherokee north on Fifth Avenue at Dowsing Avenue when his vehicle struck 54-year-old Edgar Cosico, who was riding a bike north on Fifth Avenue around 5:30 a.m.

Cosico, of Bay Shore, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead. The 32-year-old driver was not injured in the crash.

The investigation is continuing and detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.

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