Suffolk County Police today arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after a fatal motor vehicle crash in Huntington early this morning.
Carlos Orellana Mata was driving a Infiniti QX60 eastbound on Route 25, near Verleye Ave., when he drove his vehicle into the rear of a 2019 Volvo tractor trailer traveling eastbound Route 25 at 12:17 a.m.
Orellana Mata’s passenger, who has not yet been positively identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of tractor trailer, Ibrahima Doukoure, 38, of Newark, New Jersey was not injured.
Orellana Mata, 35, of Bay Shore, was treated and released from Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip.
Orellana Mata was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated. Major Case Unit detectives are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call Major Case at 631-852-6553 or Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.