Police ID Man Killed In Tractor-Trailer Collision In Suffolk

DIX HILLS, NY — Edward Johnson, 31, of Deer Park, was identified as the driver of the Mazda who was killed in a motor vehicle crash in Dix Hills on Friday, Suffolk police said.

Johnson was driving a 2005 Mazda northbound on Commack Road, north of Euclid Avenue, when he veered into the southbound lanes and struck a tractor-trailer around 9:05 a.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the tractor trailer, a 60-year-old Patterson, New Jersey man, was treated and released from Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, police said.

The tractor trailer was inspected at the scene by officers from the Motor Carrier Safety Section. The Mazda was impounded for a safety check.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.