Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz killed in Central Islip in hit-run crash while riding bicycle, police say
Suffolk police investigate the scene of a crash involving a bicyclist and a vehicle Monday near the Central Islip LIRR station. Credit: Tom Lambui/Tom Lambui
A Bay Shore man riding a bike Monday morning died after being hit by two vehicles that fled the scene of the Central Islip crash, Suffolk police said.
Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz, 65, was riding the bicycle northbound across East Suffolk Avenue at Lowell Avenue when a dark-colored small SUV and a white sedan struck him around 6:30 a.m., police said in a statement.
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A Bay Shore man riding a bike Monday morning died after being hit by two vehicles that fled the scene of the Central Islip crash, Suffolk police said.
Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz, 65, was riding the bicycle northbound across East Suffolk Avenue at Lowell Avenue when a dark-colored small SUV and a white sedan struck him around 6:30 a.m., police said in a statement.
Both vehicles fled the scene on East Suffolk Avenue, police said. Oliva Cruz was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives are investigating the hit-and-run crash.
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