Crime & Safety
LI Man Dies After Suffering Brutal Carjacking And Assault: Police
A Deer Park man died after suffering a brutal assault and carjacking on Long Island, Suffolk County police say.
DEER PARK, NY — A Deer Park man has died after a carjacking and assault hospitalized him in critical condition on Dec. 11, according to Suffolk County Police.
Donald Klune, 65, was sitting in his 2009 Mitsubishi on Brook Avenue around 8:30 p.m. when an assailant removed him, physically assaulted him, and fled in the vehicle, police said.
Klune was transported to a local hospital where he died on Dec. 13, police said.
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According to a report by News12, Klune, who was disabled man, was on a ventilator and in a coma in the hospital.
Anyone with information may contact the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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