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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Bohemia NY Wednesday night June 5,2019 just before 9:30 pm a one car accident claimed the life of the driver after he crashed and the car burst into flames at intersection of Veterans hwy and arrival rd ifo Macarthur airport. pic.twitter.com/Dg9iEcSVC3
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