HOLTSVILLE, NY –
Two people were killed in a single-car crash in Holtsville Saturday night, police said.
According to Suffolk Police, 45-year-old Jose Perez was driving a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe west on Woodside Avenue when he lost control of the SUV just east of Patchogue-Holbrook Road at about 10:30 p.m.
The SUV left the roadway and crashed in a wooded area.
Perez, of Patchogue, and 39-year-old Luis Antonio Banegas, of East Patchogue, a passenger in the backseat of the SUV, were transported via ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue where they were pronounced dead.
Carlos Sarmiento, 34, of Patchogue, a passenger in the front seat of the vehicle, was taken to the same hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The SUV was impounded for a safety check. The investigation is continuing and anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.
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2 men killed when out of control SUV crashes into Long Island woods
Sunday, August 26, 2018
HOLTSVILLE, NY, Long Island --
Two people were killed and another person was hurt when an SUV veered out of control and crashed into a wooded area on Long Island.
Police say 45-year-old Jose Perez lost control of the 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe around 10:30 p.m. Saturday on Woodside Avenue in Holbrook.
Perez and 39-year-old backseat passenger Luis Antonio Banegas were pronounced dead at a hospital. Another passenger, Carlos Sarmiento, is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say the 34-year-old Sarmiento was sitting in the front of the vehicle.
The SUV was impounded for a safety check. The crash remains under investigation.
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Two Dead, One Injured After Car Veers Off Road on Long Island: Police
August 26, 2018
A driver and his passenger died after he lost control of his car and crashed into a wooded area on Long Island, police said.
Jose Perez, 45, of Patchogue, was traveling westbound on Woodside Avenue in Holbrook around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when he lost control of the 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe, veered off the road and crashed into a wooded area, Suffolk County police said.
Perez and backseat passenger Luis Antonio Banegas, 39, of East Patchogue, were taken to Long Island Community Hospital, where they were pronounced dead, police said.
The front seat passenger, Carlos Sarmiento, 34, of Patchogue, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to police.