Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man in Shirley yesterday.
Darrell Sumpter was driving a 2002 Cadillac westbound in the left lane of Sunrise Highway, 11⁄2 miles east of Horseblock Road, when the vehicle swerved and struck a 2021 Ford utility truck traveling in the right lane. Both vehicles left the roadway and overturned at 1:37 p.m.
Sumpter, 51, of Shirley, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger in the Cadillac, Susan Sumpter, 48, of Shirley, and the driver of the Ford, Jason Troccoli, 52, of Lake Ronkonkoma, were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The vehicles were impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information is asked to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.