Overview

• A 2-year-old was struck by a 2016 Acura in the north parking area of Belmont Lake State Park at about 2:45 p.m. Sunday.
• The child was taken by North Babylon Fire Department ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip and pronounced dead on arrival.
• New York State Police say the Acura driver immediately called 911, fully cooperated at the scene and will not face criminal charges.
• Park police are coordinating with state troopers in an ongoing investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
• Earlier that afternoon, a separate two-car collision in East Meadow killed a 55-year-old man, marking two unrelated fatal traffic incidents on Long Island that day.