Family Of Man Killed In Crash Needs Help To Lay Him To Rest

FLANDERS, NY — The family of a man killed in a head-on collision in Hampton Bays Tuesday needs help to lay him to rest.

A GoFundMe page, "Funeral for Marcelo Viscalla Diaz" was created by Eddie Viscalla Diaz on Tuesday.

"My brother Marcelo Viscalla passed today in a car accident," he wrote. "If anyone is interested in helping us out by donating a little, everything is going toward my brother's funeral costs. Marcelo was such a great guy and he didn’t deserve what happened to him. He was only 20 years old. I hope someone out there will find it in their heart to give us a helping hand."

According to Southampton Town Police. Lt. Susan Ralph, a call came in at 7:01 a.m. Tuesday regarding a serious head-on crash between a Ford pickup and a Trailblazer on Flanders Rd. near Bellows Pond Rd.

Officers found the driver of the Trailblazer unresponsive and trapped within the vehicle and quickly called for heavy rescue and ambulances to respond, police said. Members of the Hampton Bays Fire Department and Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded quickly to assist, police said.

The driver of the Ford pickup truck was identified as Kevin Montano, 18, of East Hampton and the driver of the Chevy Trailblazer was identified as Viscalla-Diaz, of Flanders, police said.

Montano had been traveling north on Flanders Rd. and Viscalla-Diaz was traveling south when the two collided, police said. Viscalla-Diaz died at the scene, police said.

The New York State Police Department's accident reconstruction unit responded to assist Southampton Town Police detectives with the investigation, which is ongoing, police said.

No charges have been filed at the current time, police said.

To donate to the GoFundMe, click here.