Crime & Safety
Rocky Point Man, 79, Dies In Miller Place Car Crash: PD
Raoul Rasch was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Hospital Medical Center, Suffolk police said.
MILLER PLACE, NY — Detectives are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a 79-year-old man in Miller Place on Saturday morning, Suffolk County police said.
Police said that about 11:30 a.m., Raoul Rasch was driving a 1934 Ford eastbound on Route 25A, near Panther Path, when the vehicle crossed into the westbound lane and then struck a westbound 2004 Ford pickup driven by Jose Herrera.
Rasch, a Rocky Point resident, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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Herrera, 54, of Centereach, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with minor injuries, according to police.
No further details were available.
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The vehicles were impounded for a safety checks, police said. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652.
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