Cops: Driver dies after car hits tree

A driver of a 2006 Mercedes-Benz died after the vehicle hit a tree in Manhasset late Saturday night, Nassau police said.

The driver, who police did not identify by name or gender, was traveling on Searingtown Road at about 11:45 p.m. when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree near Dianas Trail north of Christopher Morley County Park.

Nassau police did not provide any additional information.