Man Dies After Car Crashes Into Concrete Wall In Old Brookville

UPDATE Friday at 10:17 a.m.: Police identified the man killed in the Thursday afternoon crash in Old Brookville as 58-year-old Jericho resident Michael Lotito.

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A back seat passenger died after a vehicle crashed into a concrete retaining wall and was then struck by another vehicle in Old Brookville on Thursday afternoon, police say.

According to authorities, a 56-year-old man was driving a 2015 Toyota southbound on Cedar Swamp Road near Country Lane when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a concrete retaining wall at 3 p.m.

The vehicle was left stalled in the roadway and was then struck by a 2005 Hyundai, driven by a 52-year-old man, traveling in the same direction, police say.

A passenger in the Toyota, a 58-year-old man, was taken to Syosset Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:31 p.m. His identity is being withheld pending family notification.

The driver of the Toyota was taken to an area hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the Hyundai was not injured.

The investigation is ongoing.

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