Crime & Safety

Police: 82-Year-Old East Marion Man Dies After Being Hit by Vehicle

Elderly man was fatally struck outside his vehicle on Route 48 Sunday evening.

Richard Beaman, 82, of East Marion and Cutchogue died after he was struck by a vehicle heading west on Route 48 in Cutchogue Sunday at 5:10 p.m., reported.

Beaman was outside his disabled vehicle when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Paul Surozenski, 28, of Southold, police said. Beaman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Surozenski's vehicle was impounded for a safety inspection, and no criminal charges have been filed at this time, police said. No other details of the accident were immediately available.

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