Driver suffers medical episode, dies after crashing into guardrail in Holbrook, police say
Suffolk police said a man is dead after suffering an apparent medical incident while driving and crashing his vehicle into a guardrail in Holbrook early Friday. Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto / kali9
A man is dead after suffering an apparent medical episode and crashing into a guardrail in Holbrook early Friday, Suffolk County police said.
Around 12:53 a.m., the man was driving a 2005 Mercury Sable on the North Service Road of the Long Island Expressway when the medical episode occurred, according to police.
The car then left the roadway and struck a guardrail near the intersection with Laurel Street.
The man was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The Mercury was impounded for a safety check.
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