A Long Island man suffering from mental illness was being transported in an ambulance on Monday night when he jumped out and was fatally struck by a car.

A Long Island man suffering from mental illness was being transported in an ambulance on Monday night when he jumped out and was fatally struck by a car. 

The 51-year-old was, at the time, being moved from the hospital at Stony Brook University to an Amityville medical center. 
As the ambulance passed through Holtsville, he unbuckled the straps on the stretcher and we