SOUTHAMPTON, NY – Funeral arrangements have been announced for Claude Lorenzo Eleazer, 37, the pedestrian killed Friday night on County Road 39 in Shinnecock Hills.
On their Facebook page, the Shinnecock Indian Nations said they “send our deepest condolences to the family of Claude L. Eleazer, who passed into the spirit world on Friday, April 8, 2016. May the Creator give strength to the family in their time loss.”
The page also lists settings for Eleazer:
Visit:
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
11:30 – 13:00
Hamptons United Methodist Church
160 Main Street
Southampton, New York 11968
Service:
Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 1:00 p.m
Officiating Rev. Curtis Terry
Hamptons United Methodist Church
160 Main Street
Southampton, New York 11968
Interment:
Shinnecock Cemetery
Cemetery
Southampton, New York 11968
Repass:
Shinnecock Community Center
Shinnecock Indian Reservation
Church Street
Southampton, New York 11968
Police said Eleazer, from Southampton, was crossing the road when he was hit. The road was closed for two hours for the investigation, police said, and the vehicle was impounded for a security check.
Eleazer was a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, sources said.
According to Southampton Police. Michael Joyce, the accident occurred at 10:30 p.m. at County Road 39 and Tuckahoe Lane when a female driver, 26, driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruz heading westbound struck Eleazer, a pedestrian in the roadway, said the police.
He was taken to Southampton Hospital by Southampton Ambulance and pronounced dead, Joyce said.
No charges were filed in the accident, Joyce said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Facebook photo courtesy of Lynda Hunter.
