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A township man was hit and killed by a police car on New York Avenue as the officer was responding to a report of a suspicious person on Saturday night. Keith Atkinson Jr., 23, was struck around 11:15 p.m. while he was walking in the road. The police officer was dispatched to the 1400 block of New York Avenue for a report of man who tried to enter a residence by forcing his way through a door. The homeowner confronted the man, who appeared to be intoxicated, and the intruder left on foot.

Jose Lucero, 28, killed, when his is struck by a car, driven by Frances Reynoso, 21, on New York Avenue in Halesite.

Date:

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Area:

New York, NY

Suffolk County Police are investigating a car crash that killed a pedestrian Thursday evening in Halesite.

Jose Lucero, 28, was walking northbound in the traffic lane on New York Avenue when he was struck by a 2013 Honda Accord, driven by Frances Reynoso, who was also traveling northbound on New York Avenue at 9:35 p.m.

Lucero, of New York Avenue, Halesite, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Reynoso, 21, of Halesite, was not injured.

John Pearce, Jr. killed after his pickup leaves roadway and crashes into culvert and tree.

Date:

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Area:

Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL

A fatal crash in Volusia County Thursday morning is under investigation by Florida Highway Patrol.

According to an FHP press release, at 3:50 a.m., John Pearce, Jr., 23, lost control of his vehicle traveling westbound on New York Avenue.

The 2008 Dodge pickup truck struck a culvert and became airborne before the front of the truck struck a tree, troopers said.

Police say that Pearce, a DeLand resident, died on scene; it is not known whether the driver was under the influence of alcohol.