Crime & Safety

Man Killed In Commack Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer

The car was heading north when it veered into the southbound lanes of Commack Road crashing into the tractor-trailer.

COMMACK, NY - A man was killed in a crash involving a tractor trailer in Commack on Monday morning, Suffolk Police confirmed.

A man was driving a 2002 Subaru Impreza northbound on Commack Road, 300 feet north of Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, when the car veered into the southbound lanes and struck the rear wheels of a southbound tractor trailer at 3:25 a.m.

The driver of the Subaru was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

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The man’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The male driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.

The Subaru was impounded for a safety check.

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