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A 2-year-old boy was struck and killed by a white Ram 1500 in the driveway of his family’s Maureen Drive home in Mount Sinai early Saturday afternoon, Suffolk police said.
The crash occurred at 12:42 p.m. The child’s parents — his 44-year-old mother and 43-year-old father — were on scene as first responders arrived, cops said.
The boy, who was not identified by authorities, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where the child was pronounced dead, according to authorities.
Officers had responded to the Maureen Drive residence early Saturday afternoon. Greater Long Island reported earlier that it went to the neighborhood after receiving real-time emergency alerts relaying dispatcher radio traffic about a medical emergency involving a young child at that address.
Heavy police presence outside home
At the scene, police had taped off part of Maureen Drive near Brian Lane. Several patrol vehicles, as well as crime scene vans, were positioned outside the two-story white home with black shutters and a front-facing garage.
Officers examined a white Dodge Ram parked in the driveway, with the rear of the truck facing the house as investigators looked over the exterior.
A Suffolk County police flatbed tow truck arrived about 3:45 p.m. and removed the Ram, leaving the area just before 5 p.m. Two Suffolk Crime Scene Section vans also departed around 4:40 p.m.
Neighbor reacts to police presence
A longtime nearby resident — who offered only his first name — paused at the roadway, saying he had lived in the neighborhood for two decades and had “never seen this kind of police presence.”
Maureen Drive reopened to traffic at 5 p.m.
Detectives with the Sixth Squad are asking anyone with information to call 631.854.8652.
This is a developing story. Greater Long Island will update as more information becomes available.
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