One Pedestrian Dead, Another Hurt after Being Hit by Car

Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed one pedestrian and critically injured another in Central Islip. 

Giovanni Guzman was driving a 2008 Nissan northbound on Wilson Boulevard when the vehicle struck two pedestrians who were walking in the roadway, just south of St. Johns Street, at 11:59 p.m. on June 28. 

Jacinto Santos, 55, of Central Islip, was transported to South Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Mauro Zaldivar-Cruz, 38, of Central Islip, was also transported to South Shore  University Hospital, where he was admitted in critical condition.  

Guzman, 26, of Central Islip, was not injured and the Nissan was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.