Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Bellport early this morning.
Lloyd Richards was driving a 2009 Honda Civic eastbound on Brookhaven Avenue, 50 feet east of Station Road, when the vehicle struck a pedestrian in the roadway at approximately 12:30 a.m. The victim, a 48-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Her identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Richards, 26, of Bellport, was not injured.
The Honda was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555.