Crime & Safety
Boy, 8, Dies In Driveway; Homicide Detectives Investigating: Cops
The child died after falling in a driveway at a Long Island home; homicide detectives are investigating, police say.
CENTER MORICHES, NY — Suffolk County Police said homicide squad detectives are investigating the death of a boy, 8, in Center Moriches Friday.
According to police, the incident took place on Bittersweet Lane at 9:40 a.m. Seventh Precinct police officers responded to a report of an 8-year-old boy who fell in the driveway of a residence; the child was transported to Long Island Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The Suffolk County Medical Examiner is performing an autopsy, police said.
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