Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Copiague today.
Baudilio Zamora was crossing Sunrise Highway southbound at the intersection of Bethpage Road when he was struck by a 2019 Nissan Altima being driven by Ian Laylor westbound at approximately 1:30 p.m.
Zamora, 45, of Copiague, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Officer of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Laylor, 33, of Hicksville, was not injured.
Laylor was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle. He received a Desk Appearance Ticket and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.
The vehicle was impounded for a safety check.
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