Cops identify driver killed in Southampton crash
Southampton Town police investigate a fatal one-car crash on County Road 94 in Southampton Friday night. Credit: Stringer News Service
Police have identified the motorist who died in a one-car crash in Southampton on Friday night as Nicholas Rutigliano, 30, of Manorville.
Southampton Town police said Rutigliano was driving a 2006 Acura sedan when the crash happened about 7 p.m. on County Road 94, about a half-mile west of the Suffolk County jail in Riverhead.
The sedan had gone off the road and overturned, police said.
"The occupant was trapped and heavy rescue was contacted for extrication. The sole occupant, a male, was found unresponsive," police said.
The roadway was closed for about four hours while detectives investigated and crews worked to remove the car, police said.
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