Pedestrian Chased by Truck, Killed by Second Driver

2008_08_dodgepick.jpgSuffolk County police are trying to find the driver who apparently chased a man into traffic early yesterday morning. Timothy Broderick, 42, was hit by a car driven by 19-year-old Christopher Martinez on Route 25 and Depot Road in Huntington Station. Police say Broderick was chased onto the road by a silver Dodge pickup. Martinez was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs, but police say he had nothing to do with the chase, "He was just a motorist on the road."

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