Crime & Safety
2 Dead in Holtsville Crash
An SUV crashed into a tree Saturday night, killing two and injuring one, police say.
HOLTSVILLE, NY – Two people were killed in a single-car crash in Holtsville Saturday night, police said.
According to Suffolk Police, 45-year-old Jose Perez was driving a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe west on Woodside Avenue when he lost control of the SUV just east of Patchogue-Holbrook Road at about 10:30 p.m.
The SUV left the roadway and crashed in a wooded area.
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Perez, of Patchogue, and 39-year-old Luis Antonio Banegas, of East Patchogue, a passenger in the backseat of the SUV, were transported via ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue where they were pronounced dead.
Carlos Sarmiento, 34, of Patchogue, a passenger in the front seat of the vehicle, was taken to the same hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
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The SUV was impounded for a safety check. The investigation is continuing and anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.
Holtsville,NY: Two people was reportedly killed and multiple people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a wooded area at Patchogue-Holbrook Road & Woodside Avenue Saturday night. Suffolk Police Detectives are investigating. pic.twitter.com/a7oRtsHP7p
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