Man riding scooter killed on Long Island highway
NEW YORK - A man riding an electric scooter on a Long Island highway was hit and killed on Monday morning.
The Suffolk County Police say it happened on the Sunrise Highway in West Babylon.
Detectives say Edward Marcuteanu was riding a Splach electric scooter in the middle lane of eastbound Sunrise Highway, approximately a quarter-mile west of exit 40 when he was hit by a 2016 Honda Accord at approximately 3:20 a.m.
Marcuteanu, 43, of Lindenhurst, was pronounced dead at the scene by an EMT from North Babylon Fire Department.
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The driver of the Honda, a 22-year-old Ozone Park man, and his passenger a 28-year-old Smithtown man were both transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The Honda and scooter were both impounded for safety checks.