Jose Balmore Gonzales-Flores, of Mastic Beach, dies after minivan he was working on falls on him, police say

A Mastic Beach man was killed after the vehicle he... — A Mastic Beach man was killed after the vehicle he was working on outside his home fell on him, Suffolk police said. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto/kali9

By Maureen Mullarkeymaureen.mullarkey@newsday.comUpdated February 27, 2026 7:51 am

Suffolk County police are investigating the death of a man after his vehicle fell on him outside his Mastic Beach home.

Around 8:45 p.m., police responded to a house on Cypress Drive after receiving a 911 call about a man pinned under a vehicle.

Police determined that Jose Balmore Gonzales-Flores, 43, had been working underneath his Honda Odyssey in the driveway when the supports failed, causing the car to fall on him.

Gonzales-Flores was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

By Maureen Mullarkey

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Maureen Mullarkey is a breaking news reporter at Newsday. She previously worked as a reporter for Patch, where she covered a range of Long Island stories on topics such as the Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy and the Babylon School District abuse scandals.

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