Crime & Safety
Taxi Driver Killed in Crash on Long Island Expressway
Police believe the driver may have suffered a medical event before crashing into a tree Wednesday morning.
CALVERTON, NY – A taxi driver was killed in a single-car crash on Long Island Expressway Wednesday morning, Suffolk Police said.
According to police, 65-year-old Jeffrey Pogar was driving a taxi east on the LIE, just west of exit 71 in Calverton, when the car veered off the road and struck a tree around 7:35 a.m. Detectives believe Pogar may have suffered a medical event prior to the crash.
Pogar, of East Patchogue, was transported by Manorville Ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead where he was pronounced dead.
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The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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