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Man Killed in Commack Motor Vehicle Crash, According to Authorities

Crime

By Published: December 30 2022

LongIsland.com

The man, who was alone in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

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Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a man in Commack on Thursday, December 29.
 
A man was driving a vehicle at a high rate of speed southbound on Motor Parkway, near Shinbone Lane, when he failed to negotiate curve and the vehicle struck a utility pole and crashed into a wooded area at approximately 4 a.m. There appeared to be no witnesses to the incident and police were not called to the scene until a passing motorist called 911 at approximately 8 a.m.
 
The man, who was alone in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The man’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
 
The vehicle was impounded for a safety check.
 
Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.