Ryan Walker, 37, dies and Robert Kehlembeck, 46, seriously injured when they are hit by car while working on truck on Express Drive South in Holtsville, New York
Man killed, another seriously hurt in Holtsville hit-run, Suffolk police say
Ryan Walker, 37, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital after the crash about 5:29 p.m. Wednesday outside his Express Drive South home and pronounced dead, according to police Thursday.
Man working on pickup truck struck and killed outside Long Island home
Two men were working on a pickup truck parked outside the home in Holtsville when they were hit by a car just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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