A Uniondale man was killed early Sunday morning when he crashed his car into a tree on the Grand Central Parkway in Queens, police said.

Jose Santos, 22, was driving a 1996 Honda Civic “at a high rate of speed and failed to properly navigate the roadway” and struck a tree, the NYPD said in a statement.

The crash occurred on the eastbound Grand Central Parkway near 188th Street shortly before 4:30 a.m., police said. Santos was unconscious and unresponsive when authorities arrived.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash, police said. The investigation is ongoing.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

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