NY Man Eric Preto ID’d As Pedestrian Struck By Car Saturday On Long Island Expressway In Affluent Melville

MELVILLE, NY. (THECOUNT) — Eric Preto, of Selden, NY, has been identified as the pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle while on the Long Island Expressway, in Melville, NY.

The 31-year-old father was killed after he was struck by a car in a fatal incident that occurred Saturday around 12:30 a.m. in the eastbound lane near exit 49 in Melville.

Preto was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries consistent with the violent collision.

Police said Eric Preto, of Selden, was driving a 2016 Nissan when he struck a 2018 Mercedes Benz traveling in front of him. Preto left his car to inspect the damage and speak to the driver of the Mercedes Benz, and Preto’s passengers, his wife and two-year-old son, stayed inside the car. As Preto was walking back to his car, Preto was struck by a 2015 Subaru. A 2017 Nissan then struck Preto’s car. source

Preto’s wife and son along with the drivers of the Mercedes Benz and Subaru were taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Police continue to investigate the cause of the crash. No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information on the deadly collision should contact police immediately at 911.

Melville is an affluent hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. The population was 18,985 at the 2010 census, according to Wikipedia.