Dilmer Regaldo Giron, of Shirley, killed in fiery crash in Riverhead; passenger badly hurt
A Shirley man was killed and his passenger badly hurt in a multi-vehicle crash in Riverhead Saturday. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto/kali9
A Shirley man was was killed and his passenger severely injured when the driver's car overturned and caught fire Saturday afternoon in Riverhead, police said.
Dilmer Regaldo Giron, 26, was driving south on Osborne Avenue "at a high rate of speed" just after 5 p.m., when he attempted to pass another car, Riverhead police said.
As he moved into the northbound lane, Giron's Ford Escape struck a Tesla head on and also struck the car he was attempting to pass. A parked car was also struck in the collision, police said.
Riverhead police and nearby residents put out the fire, and firefighters from the Riverhead Fire Department removed Giron and his passenger, who had been trapped in the car.
Giron was declared dead at the scene; the passenger was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center with "life-threatening injuries," police said.
The driver of the Tesla was also taken to the medical center with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
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