Motor Vehicle Crash in Hauppauge Pedestrian Killed

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Hauppauge last night.

Thomas Martino was driving a 2006 Honda Accord westbound on Express Drive North in Hauppauge when his vehicle struck Robert Denise, who was attempting to cross the road near MacArthur Boulevard at 8:30 p.m.

Denise, 56, of Dorado Circle, Hauppauge, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Martino, 26, of 18 Surrey Lane, East Northport, was not injured.

The Honda was impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.