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Lindenhurst Pedestrian, 77, Fatally Struck by Two Vehicles While Crossing Montauk Highway

Police say he was outside a crosswalk with no charges for either driver.

Overview

  • Kenneth Cook was hit just after 7:30 p.m. Monday between South Wellwood and Washington avenues, police said.
  • An eastbound BMW X5 driven by a 73-year-old man struck him first, followed by a westbound 2014 Ford Explorer driven by a 20-year-old woman.
  • The two impacts occurred within about a minute as the vehicles traveled in opposite directions.
  • First responders took Cook to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead.
  • Both drivers remained at the scene, were not cited or arrested, and police said Cook had walked into oncoming traffic.