Eastbound Sunrise Highway reopened in Seaford after pedestrian hit, police say
Nassau County police officers investigate where a pedestrian was struck on the eastbound Sunrise Highway between Oakland Avenue and Morris Gate in Seaford on Thursday afternoon. Credit: Newsday / Howard Schnapp
Nassau County police have reopened eastbound Sunrise Highway in Seaford after a person was struck by a vehicle, closing the road for several hours Thursday afternoon.
The pedestrian was struck at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday and hospitalized with unknown injuries and a condition was not available, police said.
Police closed the highway between Morris Gate and Oakland Avenue as part of the investigation. The road was reopened before 5 p.m., police said.
A red Coca-Cola delivery truck was seen stopped on the highway next to police and a Toyota minivan was seen in the bushes off the side of the road.
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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