Southold man dies in 1-car crash in Peconic, police say

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred early Wednesday in Peconic.

A Southold man, Sergio Montenegro-Ochoa, 25, was killed in the crash, which occurred on Route 48 at 12:39 a.m., Southold Town police said.

Police said Montenegro-Ochoa was driving west on Route 48 when his car left the road and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Additional details were not immediately available.

By John Valenti

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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.”