UPDATE: Police ID Lindenhurst Man Killed in Brightwaters Crash

UPDATE: Police have identified the man killed as John A. Koch III, of N. Fulton Avenue.

A Lindenhurst man was killed and his female passenger injured after his car struck a utility pole and a tree in Brightwaters early Saturday morning, police said.

According to police, the 25-year-old man, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of family, was driving a 2001 Honda CRV west on Union Boulevard when the vehicle struck a median and left the roadway, before hitting the pole and tree at 1:43 a.m.

The crash occurred just west of Windsor Avenue, police said.

The driver was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead. The 27-year-old female passenger was also transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The vehicle was impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed or has information about the crash to contact the Third Squad at 631-854-8352 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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