Hauppage man killed in crash on Long Island Expressway, police say
Chevrolet in which the driver was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday, is seen where it crashed into a wooded area off the Long Island Expressway near exit 55. Credit: Stringer News Service
A driver was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle crash in Hauppauge Tuesday night, Suffolk County police said.
The collision occurred about 6:10 p.m. when a westbound Chevrolet Impala on the Long Island Expressway hit a Mini Cooper just east of exit 55, police said.
The Chevrolet veered off the road into a wooded area, where it struck several trees, police said.
The driver, a 56-year-old Hauppauge man, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name was withheld pending notification of family, police said.
The Mini Cooper’s driver, Darren Cheng, 20, of College Point in Queens, had non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, police said.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
Fourth Precinct detectives ask anyone with information to contact them at 631-854-8452.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
