A 48-year-old Ridge man was killed in a two-vehicle crash as he attempted to turn north onto Edwards Avenue from the Long Island Expressway Exit 71 eastbound off-ramp Friday morning, Suffolk County Police said.
A 2023 Hyundai Elantra operated by Scott Mancuso was struck by a southbound 2013 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Darnell Chandler, 24, of Calverton Friday morning just after 7 o’clock, according to a police press release.
Mancuso was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, police said.
Chandler was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according to the report.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
Suffolk County Police Department Seventh Squad detectives are investigating the crash.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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