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Lindenhurst Man Fatally Hit by Car

A 48-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in front of his Lindenhurst home on Thursday night.

Suffolk County police said Xu Jingeng was crossing West Hoffman Avenue when he was hit by a westbound Lexus between South Broadway and South 4th Street at 6:30 p.m.

The victim was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead.

The driver, 34-year-old Agnieszka Chelchowski of Lindenhurst, was not injured.

First Squad detectives impounded the Lexus, are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information on this crash to call them at 631-854-8152.