Cops: 1 dead in car fire in Port Jefferson Station
Suffolk County police at the scene where a person was killed when a car burst into flames shortly after 5 a.m. on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. Credit: Stringer News Service
One person was killed when a car burst into flames early Saturday on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk police said.
Police and the Setauket Fire Department responded to the scene shortly after 5 a.m. Authorities provided no details about the identity of the dead person or any other occupants in the car.
Photos from the scene show the four-door sedan suffered damage to the front end. It's unclear if the car crashed before it caught fire.
The circumstances of the incident, police said, remain under investigation.
Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.
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