Crime & Safety
Police ID Man Killed In Crash With Fire Truck On Long Island
The fire truck had its lights and sirens activated, police say.
MEDFORD, NY — Police have identified the man who died in a Medford crash with a fire truck Thursday as Jason Copper, 39, of Sound Beach.
According to Suffolk County police, the crash took place at the intersection of Route 112 and Express Drive South at about 12:35 p.m. Wilfredo Garcia, 50, was driving a Medford Fire Department truck southbound on Route 112 when the vehicle struck a 2015 Dodge Dart traveling eastbound at the intersection of Express Drive South — the fire truck had its lights and sirens activated, police said.
Garcia and two passengers in the fire truck were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Copper, the driver of the Dodge, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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Motor Carrier Section officers conducted a safety check on the fire truck at the scene, and it was impounded; the Dodge was also impounded for a safety check, police said.
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