Queens Teen Dies, Two In Critical Condition After LI Crash

QUEENS, NY — A crash in Long Island on Wednesday afternoon left a Queens teenager dead and another three teens, also from Queens, in the hospital, state police said.

18-year-old Aaron Jagroop, of South Ozone Park, was driving east on the Southern State Parkway near Exit 35 in Babylon when his Toyota Sienna hit a Toyota Camry in the center lane around 1:30 p.m., police said. Jagroop lost control of the car and drove off the road, through the right shoulder and into a tree. The Camry was able to pull over onto the shoulder and the driver was not injured.

Jagroop was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Two passengers in his car — Shania Seenarine, 16, of South Ozone Park, and Kevin Khemraj, 15, of Jamaica — were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and Stony Brook University Hospital, respectively, and are both in critical condition. Another passenger in the car, Brandon Dianand, 19, of South Oxone Park, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The accident left the eastbound lanes of the parkway closed for hours as crews, including helicopters to airlift at least one of the victims, responded to the crash.

State police are still investigating the crash, and are asking anyone who may have seen it to contact State Police Troop L Headquarters at (631) 756-3300. All calls will remain confidential.