Tragedy Strikes Early Morning Commute: Fatal Crash Claims Life on Long Island Expressway
Suffolk County Police are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man on the Long Island Expressway this morning.
Matthew Pawlak was driving a 2007 Jeep eastbound on the Long Island Expressway, between exits 62 and 63, when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed head-on into the center median at 2:34 a.m.
Pawlak, 45, of Riverhead, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
Anyone with information on this crash is asked to contact Sixth Squad detectives at 631-854-8652.