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Car Hits Wife, Husband Crossing Long Island Street, Killing Both: Police

Police cruisers and traffic cones mark the deadly scene in Ronkonkoma.
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Two pedestrians, a husband and wife, were killed Saturday evening when a driver hit the pair on a Long Island street, police said.

Narcisco and Maria Saravia were walking across Ocean Avenue in Ronkonkoma around 7 p.m. when they were struck, Suffolk County Police said. It happened between Express Drive North and Michigan Street.

Police said the husband was pronounced dead at the scene and his wife was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she died.

The driver of the Hyundai Elantra that hit the Central Islip couple was not hurt. It's not clear if he will face any criminal charges.

Suffolk detectives ask anyone with information on the crash to contact the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.

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