Crime & Safety

Driver Killed in Jericho Turnpike Crash

An 80-year-old man dies in Huntington Hospital after an a.m. accident.

An 80-year-old man was killed in Huntington this morning when the 1988 Volvo sedan he was driving on Jericho Turnpike near Chickory Lane was hit in the passenger side by a pick-up truck.

Suffolk County Police are investigating the accident, which happened at 8:50 this morning. The police said the man tried to make a left-hand turn when he was struck.

The driver's identity was being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Two other passengers in the Volvo were also admitted to Huntington Hospital for non-threatening injuries.

The driver of the pick-up truck, Maria Quintana of Nesconset, was treated and released.


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