E. Islip teen killed in go-kart crash

An East Islip teen lost control of a go-kart and was killed Sunday, Suffolk County police said.

Police said Joseph A. Mastrangelo, 18, was driving the go-kart south on Pauchogue Avenue south of Route 27A in East Islip when he struck the rear of a parked 1993 Dodge Intrepid around 4:40 p.m.

Responding officers removed Mastrangelo from underneath the Dodge and he was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

Police ask anyone with information on the crash to contact the Third Squad at 631-854-8352 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.