Cops: Driver in fatal crash from Bellmore
State Police Monday identified the driver in a one-car fatal crash on the Wantagh State Parkway Saturday in Wantagh, according to a news release.
Zachary Avanzato, 23, of Bellmore, died after his 1972 Chevrolet Impala left the southbound lane of the parkway, north of Sunrise Highway, and struck a tree at about 6:22 p.m., police said.
Police have not determined a reason for the crash and said "for unknown reasons" the car "entered the center median shoulder and struck a tree."
Avanzato was pronounced dead a Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow shortly after the crash, police said.
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