One man dead, one man seriously hurt in Hewlett crash, police say

Police on Tuesday investigate the crash on Peninsula Boulevard near Harris Avenue in Hewlett. Credit: John Scalesi
A Floral Park man died and another man was seriously hurt Tuesday when a Mercedes-Benz collided with a pickup truck in Hewlett, Nassau police said.
According to detectives, Bertram Wolf, 85, who was driving a 2017 Mercedes north on Peninsula Boulevard, tried to make a left turn at Harris Avenue when the vehicle collided with a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck traveling south on the boulevard.
Wolf was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The driver of the pickup, a 77-year-old man, was hospitalized in serious condition, police said.
The crash happened at 11:30 a.m., police said.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.
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