Crime & Safety
Man Dies In Fiery Crash On LI: Police
The vehicle hit a utility pole and caught fire, police say.
MORICHES, NY — A man died in a Moriches crash early Friday morning, police said.
According to Suffolk County police, the single-car crash took place at 1:01 a.m. on Montauk Highway. A man was driving a 2018 Jeep westbound on Montauk Highway when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole; upon impact, the vehicle caught fire, police said.
The driver, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the scene by a Mastic EMS officer, police said.
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Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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