WEST BABYLON, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — A 43-year-old man riding an electric scooter was fatally struck on Sunrise Highway in West Babylon early Monday, according to Suffolk County Police.
At around 3:20 a.m., Edward Marcuteanu was riding a Splach electric scooter in the middle lane of eastbound Sunrise Highway, about a quarter mile west of exit 40, when he was hit by a 2016 Honda Accord driven by 22-year-old Stailin Diazestevez.
Marcuteanu was pronounced dead at the scene by an EMT from the North Babylon Fire Department, authorities said.
Diazestevez, of Ozone Park, and his 28-year-old passenger, Travis O'Sullivan, of Smithtown, were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries.
The Honda and scooter were both impounded for a safety checks.
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