Crime & Safety
Jeep Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Off LIE Service Road
The Jeep struck a curb, ornamental rocks, multiple trees and a fire hydrant before coming to rest on a home's lawn, police say.
RONKONKOMA, NY – The driver of a Jeep was killed in a fiery crash off a Long Island Expressway service road early Wednesday, police said.
According to police, a person was driving a Jeep west on Express Drive North when the vehicle struck the curb, ornamental rocks at a residence, multiple trees and a fire hydrant before coming to rest on the lawn of 112 Edgewood Ave. in Ronkonkoma at approximately 3:20 a.m. The Jeep then caught fire.
The fire was extinguished by firefighters from the Lakeland Fire Department and the driver of the Jeep was pronounced dead at the scene.
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A female resident of the home, who came outside at the time of the crash, was struck by debris from the fire and was treated for minor injuries at Stony Brook University Hospital.
The driver’s identity will be determined by the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.
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RONKONKOMA NY FIREY WRECK MAKES FOR SECOND FATAL ACCIDENT OF JULY 4TH ON LONG ISLAND , CAR CROSSED SEVERAL PROPERTY'S BEFORE CRASHING CAR BURST INTO FLAMES A WAS FULLY INV WHEN PD ARRIVED pic.twitter.com/37o8CcpAbD
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