Traffic Expected In Manhasset For Ryan Kiess' Funeral Service

MANHASSET, NY — Motorists may see heavier traffic than usual in Manhasset Thursday for the funeral service of Ryan Kiess.

Heavy traffic conditions are expected between 3 and 9 p.m. near Fairchild Funeral Home, which is located at 1570 Northern Blvd. Motorists should travel on alternate roadways when possible, according to Nassau County police.

In addition to Thursday's event, a funeral service will be held at the Church of Our Savior Lutheran — located at 1901 Northern Blvd. in Manhasset — the following day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Interment will follow from 1 to 1:30 p.m. at Nassau Knolls Cemetery, located at 500 Pt. Washington Blvd. in Port Washington.

Kiess, 25, of Manhasset, was among the five people killed in a head-on collision on Montauk Highway in Quogue. He is survived by his parents, Nina and Kurt; his sisters, Nicole and Kim; three grandparents; and his girlfriend, Brianna Maglio, according to his obituary.

Maglio, 22, of Garden City, is the sole survivor of the crash. She remains in critical condition.

Kiess, his girlfriend, and his two friends from Manhasset were Uber passengers in a Toyota Prius at the time of the crash, Quogue Village police said.

Justin B. Mendez, 22, of Brookhaven, who was driving a Nissan Maxima, slammed into the Prius — killing Kiess, brothers James Farrell, 25, and Michael Farrell, 20, and Uber driver Farhan Zahid, 32, of Bay Shore.

Mendez died at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital a short time later, police said. Investigators believe excessive speed may have been a factor in the crash.

The Farrell brothers were laid to rest last week as thousands of mourners, many young, turned out in Port Washington for the emotional and heartfelt service.

Kurt Kiess said his son Ryan had been friends with James and Michael since elementary school in Manhasset.

"They lived 200 yards apart," he said. "They took the school bus together and were sports teammates, playing lacrosse."

The young men, he said, were all "very caring."

"They were the first to help you. They just loved music, they loved their friends," he said, adding that the trio enjoyed playing golf together at North Hempstead Country Club.

His son met Brianna, who is currently in intensive care, at the University of Scranton. They both played lacrosse and had been dating for six years.

"They were a fantastic couple," he said.