The incident happened in Wyandanch at about 2.30am on Sunday, July 16.

Suffolk County police say a 44-year-old Wyandanch man was driving a 2016 Honda CRV westbound on Long Island Avenue when it collided with a 2021 Toyota Camry traveling eastbound with a 30-year-old man in the car. year-old Wheatley Heights woman.

The Wyandanch man’s brother and CRV passenger Jose Sanchez Benitez, 62, of Wyandanch, was taken to South Shore University Hospital on the Gulf Coast, where he was pronounced dead.

The CRV driver was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip for non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Camry was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip with serious injuries.

Her passenger, a 21-year-old woman, was taken to South Bank University Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Suffolk County Police Department officials ask anyone with information about the incident to call Squad 1 at 631-854-8152.


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