Police ID pedestrian fatally struck on LIE service road in Jericho
Police investigate the scene in Jericho on Wednesday. Credit: Joseph Sperber
Nassau police identified Robert Dwyer, of Hicksville, as the pedestrian who was fatally struck by three cars early Wednesday morning on the service road to the Long Island Expressway in Jericho.
Police said Dwyer, 43, was walking east on the North Service Road near Open Street when he was struck about 6 a.m. by a 79-year-old man driving a 2023 Mazda.
He was then struck by a man driving a 2021 Alfa Romeo and a woman driving a 2014 Mazda sedan.
All three drivers remained at the scene. Police did not provide more information about the circumstances behind the incident.
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.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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