19-Year-Olds Killed in Southern State Crash

Two 19-year-olds on their way to a bowling alley died in a crash on the Southern State Parkway Tuesday morning, according to multiple reports.

Joseph Kelly and Justin Johnson were identified as the two men killed in a fiery crash in North Valley Stream at 12:35 a.m. Tuesday, according to WCBS.

Kelly was at the wheel of a Dodge Neon when he lost control of the car and slammed into the Franklin Avenue overpass near Exit 15, said Newsday.

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Kelly and his passenger, Johnson, were trapped inside the car.

The two friends were reportedly part of several cars full of friends heading to Baldwin to go bowling.

“We were in four different cars,” friend Kimberly Clyne told WCBS. “We were going to the bowling alley like we usually do — they close at 3 a.m. in Baldwin — and everything just went wrong.”

The cause of the accident has not been reported.

The crash prompted police to shut the parkway down between Exits 14 and 17 until after 7 a.m., said WCBS.

No criminality is suspected and police said they found no drugs or alcohol present, said WCBS.

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