Man Charged With DWI In Fatal Suffolk Crash: Police

WEST HILLS, NY — A man was charged with DWI after he was involved in a fatal car collision in West Hills on Tuesday, Suffolk police said.

Leo Flores Gracias, 26, of Huntington Station, was driving a 2017 Honda Accord northbound on Sweet Hollow Road, south of Chichester Road, when he crossed into the southbound lanes and hit a 2010 Toyota Prius head on around 8:05 p.m., police said.

Marlon Nunez, 23, of Huntington Station, a passenger in the back of the Honda, was pronounced dead at Plainview Hospital, police said.

Flores Gracias was airlifted to another hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Two other passengers in the Honda were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening, police said.

The driver of the Toyota, a 25-year-old Brooklyn resident, also suffered injuries that are not life-threatening, police said.

Flores Gracias was charged with driving while intoxicated. He will be arraigned at a later date.

Detectives asked anyone with information on the crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-
6555.