Joseph Scappatore, of East Northport, killed in Suffolk crash, police say
Suffolk police have identified the man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Greenlawn Sunday night as 32-year-old Joseph Scappatore, of East Northport.
Scappatore was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado on Greenlawn Road when it left the road near Ducharme Lane, struck a tree and flipped at about 9:35 p.m., police said in a news release.
Greenlawn Rescue took Scappatore in critical condition to Stony Brook University Hospital.
In a phone interview Monday, Scappatore’s father, also named Joseph, said the family had “no clue” how his son, a groundskeeper for Syosset school district, had crashed. “We’re baffled,” he said.
The family was planning services, he said. In addition to his parents, Scappatore is survived by several nieces and a nephew.
More coverage: Long Island traffic crashes claimed 243 lives in 2022, 29% more than in 2019, Newsday has reported. The level was the highest since 2015, as dangerous driving increased post-COVID-19 and police traffic enforcement dropped, according to a Newsday analysis of crash and ticketing data and traffic experts.
Nicholas Spangler is a general assignment reporter and has worked at Newsday since 2010.
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