Crime & Safety

Police ID Man Killed in Fiery Crash on Vets Highway

A 52-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday night.

RONKONKOMA, NY – A 52-year-old man was killed in a single-car crash just outside Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma Wednesday night, police said.

According to Suffolk Police, Robert M. Nolan Jr., of Holbrook, was driving a 2015 Honda Accord west on Veterans Memorial Highway when the car veered off the roadway near Johnson Avenue and struck a metal utility pole at about 9:30 p.m. The vehicle caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames.

Nolan was pronounced dead at the scene.

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