Crime & Safety

24-Year-Old Man Killed In Rocky Point Crash

The man's car struck a tree early Monday, police say.

ROCKY POINT, NY – A 24-year-old man was killed in a single-car crash in Rocky Point early Monday, Suffolk Police said.

According to police, Nicholas Mistretta was driving a 2009 Ford Focus east on Route 25A, east of Broadway, when his vehicle left the roadway and struck at tree at about 3:45 a.m.

Mistretta, of Shoreham, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. No one else was in the car.

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The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.

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