SCPD Investigating Death of Smithtown Man Hit By MV Today

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Smithtown early this morning.

Randy Feliciano was driving a 2003 Toyota Highlander westbound in the left lane of Route 25, just west of Morewood Road, in Smithtown when his vehicle struck Salvatore Prianti at 4:40 a.m.

Prianti, 87, of Smithtown, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Feliciano, 50, of Smithtown, was uninjured.

The Toyota 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.