Police ID Two Killed in Hicksville Crash

Nassau Police have released the names of the two who died in a fatal accident in Hicksville on Dec. 22.

Homicide detectives have identified the 17-year-old male as Kashyan Patel of Hicksville and the 26- year-old male as Nicholas Zarzana of Mount Sinai.

Detectives say that at about 11:37 p.m., Patel was driving a 2003 Acura westbound on Old Country Road when he collided with a 2000 Volkswagon making a left turn out of Antun’s Catering, located at 22 W. Old Country Road. The Volkswagon was driven by Zarzana, and had two male passengers, ages 24 and 26.

The collision caused the Volkswagon to strike a third vehicle, a 2012 Toyota Prius driven by a 55-year-old man. Zarzana was ejected from the vehicle into the roadway where he was possibly struck by a fourth vehicle heading east. Zarzana was pronounced deceased at the scene, police said.

The Acura skidded across the road and struck a tree, killing Patel at the scene, police said.

The passengers in the Volkswagon were transported to an area hospital.

See a photo from the crash scene here.

Image: Google Maps

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