COPIAGUE, Long Island (WABC) -- A 52-year-old man was fatally struck on Long Island Thursday night.
Police say Constantino Tejada was struck on Sunrise Highway, near Bethpage Road, in Copiague around 9 p.m.
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The driver of a 2005 Toyota Camry was reportedly westbound on Sunrise when he struck the victim, who was walking at the intersection. Tejada was pushing a shopping cart and was in the roadway when the crash occurred.
Tejada was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead.
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The driver of the Toyota, 18-year-old Luis Guzman Hernandez, was not injured. He received a summons for violation of learner's permit restriction.
Suffolk police have determined through the investigation that the incident was not a hit and run, as it was previously thought.
The investigation is continuing.
WABC
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run in Copiague.