D.C. man, 20, killed in N.Y. crash
A 20-year-old District man was killed in a Thursday night crash in Central Islip, N.Y., police said.
Benjamin Cecil, a New York Institute of Technology student, was hit by a car while crossing the street around 6:25 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said in a Thursday press release.
The car that hit him had a green light, witnesses told police.
Cecil was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where he died around 8:44 p.m. The driver of the car was not injured.
Police continue to investigate the crash.
By
David P. Marino-Nachison
| November 19, 2010; 1:34 PM ET
Categories:
Around the Nation, David P. Marino-Nachison, Traffic Accidents
Save & Share:
Previous: Murder indictment for Fairfax man
Next: Fairfax Police: Serial burglar nabbed
No comments have been posted to this entry.
We encourage users to analyze, comment on and even challenge washingtonpost.com's articles, blogs, reviews and multimedia features.
User reviews and comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions.