Silverio Saldana-Trejo, of Center Moriches, struck and killed by driver in 7-Eleven parking lot
The driver of a truck fatally strikes man at the 7-Eleven in Center Moriches on Wednesday. Credit: Randee Daddona
A pickup truck driver turning into a gas station parking lot in Center Moriches on Wednesday struck and killed a man walking in the lot, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
The man, later identified as 60-year-old Silverio Saldana-Trejo of Center Moriches, was declared dead at the scene, the department wrote in a news release. The crash occurred in the lot of a 7-Eleven at 231 Wading River Rd. about 4:40 a.m.
The driver of the pickup, a Ford F-150, was unhurt, police said. Newsday is not identifying the driver because they have not been charged with a crime.
A person answering the phone at the 7-Eleven declined to address the crash and hung up.
The release did not identify the cause of the crash or whether the driver would be charged.
More coverage: Every 7 minutes on average a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island. A Newsday investigation found that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people. To search for fatal crashes in your area, click here.
Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.
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