Police: Sean Morris, of Hempstead, is killed after car hits another vehicle, tree in Uniondale

A Hempstead man was killed Monday afternoon when his car collided with another vehicle and then crashed into a tree in Uniondale.

The victim, identified Tuesday as Sean Morris, 35, was driving a 2012 Hyundai at about 2 p.m. on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard when he crashed into a 2009 Honda Accord, Nassau County police said.

The Hyundai then crashed into a tree, police said. Morris was pronounced dead at the scene, police said

A man and a woman who were passengers in the Hyundai were taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash, police said.

Police said a 31-year-old man driving the Honda, and a woman who was a passenger remained at the scene and declined medical attention.

By John Asbury

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