Crime & Safety

Queens Man Killed In Two-Car Accident In Orange County

Police said operator error was the cause.

WOODBURY, NY — An Queens man was killed Saturday, Oct. 14 in a two-car motor vehicle accident in Orange County. State Police said Eric A. Luzardo, 24, of Elmhurst, was a passenger in a car traveling north on I-87 in the Town of Woodbury.

The accident occurred around 9:30 p.m. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Operator error caused the two-car crash in which Luzardo was killed, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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All other people involved in the crash sustained non-life threatening injuries.

Police said the investigation is still ongoing.

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