Teen Struck, Killed After Running Out Of Gas On Long Island Expressway
COMMACK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A Long Island college student was struck and killed while walking back to his car after running out of gas on the Long Island Expressway on Saturday evening.
Police said 19-year-old Aaron Thomas had left his car parked in the safety zone of the expressway to buy gas on Commack Road.
Police said Thomas was coming back to his car when he was struck while crossing the entrance ramp to the expressway around 8 p.m. in Commack.
The 24-year-old driver of the car who struck Thomas stayed at the scene, police said.
Thomas, of Amityville, was taken to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
No charges have been filed.
Newsday report Thomas was a freshman at Suffolk County Community College and was returning home from his first day on a new job.
