Crime & Safety

West Islip Man Struck, Killed on Sunrise Highway

Gregory Wilson identified by police as victim of early Saturday morning crash.

A West Islip man died after being struck by a pickup truck along Sunrise Highway early Saturday morning, police said.

The pedestrian, Gregory Wilson, 27, was hit by a 2004 Ford pickup truck driving in an eastbound just east of Udall Road at approximately 5 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police.

Wilson was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The driver, Christopher Campoverde, 28, of Selden, was not injured.

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No criminal charges have been filed in the fatal crash.

The investigation is ongoing, police said. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.

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