Car hits, kills pedestrian in Medford, Suffolk police say
Suffolk County police at North Ocean Avenue at Masonic Avenue in Medford where a pedestrian was struck and killed on Jan. 4. Credit: Stringer News Service
A Medford intersection proved deadly for a man who was struck there by a 2003 Honda Civic on Tuesday night, according to Suffolk police.
The unidentified man, who was crossing North Ocean Avenue where it meets Masonic Avenue, was pronounced dead at Long Island Community Hospital, police said in a statement.
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A Medford intersection proved deadly for a man who was struck there by a 2003 Honda Civic on Tuesday night, according to Suffolk police.
The unidentified man, who was crossing North Ocean Avenue where it meets Masonic Avenue, was pronounced dead at Long Island Community Hospital, police said in a statement.
That also is where the Honda's two passengers were taken for treatment of minor injuries; the driver, Daniel Avila-Canales, 26, of Medford, was not hurt in the 10:20 p.m. collision, police said.
The Honda will undergo safety checks, police said.
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