Man ejected from car, killed in North Bay Shore crash, police say
A Bay Shore man was ejected from his car and died after a collision in North Bay Shore Tuesday, Suffolk County police said.
Isiah Santos Rubio, 20, was driving a 1995 Honda Civic east on Pine Aire Drive when he attempted to pass a 2006 Ford van on the right at the intersection of Peck Avenue at about 10:10 p.m., police said. The Honda struck the curb, then hit the van, leaving the roadway and crashing into a sign and a utility pole, ejecting Rubio from the car, police said. He was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead.
A passenger in the Honda, as well as the driver and two passengers in the Ford van, suffered minor injuries, police said. They were taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment and released.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Major Case Unit detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call them at 631-852-6553.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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'Success is zero deaths on the roadway' Newsday reporters spent this year examining the risks on Long Island's roads, where traffic crashes over a decade killed more than 2,100 people and seriously injured more than 16,000. This documentary is a result of that newsroom-wide effort.
