Passenger Dies After Driver Falls Asleep At Wheel

The passenger of a vehicle was killed after the driver fall asleep at the wheel and struck a parked tractor trailer on Thursday morning in Hicksville, police say.

According to authorities, a 26-year-old man was driving a 2014 Mercedes Benz southbound on Broadway when he fall asleep and crashed into a Volvo tractor trailer that was parked on the shoulder near Lee Avenue at 5:40 a.m.

The driver and the passenger, 26-year-old Elmont resident Eric Faucault, exited the vehicle. Faucault then collapsed in the roadway. He was taken to a local hospital when he was pronounced dead by a staff physician.

The driver was also taken to a local hospital for precautionary reasons.

The vehicle was impounded for break and safety checks. The investigation into this incident continues.

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