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Man Killed in Rocky Point Car Crash: Police Investigating

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A man died in a car crash in Rocky Point and police are investigating; the vehicle has been impounded for safety checks

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Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that killed a man in Rocky Point yesterday.
 
Hamilton Bogan was driving a 2013 Nissan Altima when his vehicle left the road and struck a tree in front of 23 Miller Place/Yaphank Road at approximately 8:15 a.m. Bogan, 37, of Mastic Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene.
 
The vehicle was impounded for a safety check.
 
Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call Sixth Squad detectives at 631-854-8652.