Massapequa Man, 25, Dies in Lynbrook Car Crash

By Rashed Mian Posted on January 18, 2014

A 25-year-old Massapequa man was killed in a car crash early Saturday morning in Lynbrook, Nassau County police said.

The victim, Robert Dearing, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Impala on Ocean Avenue at 4:43 a.m., police said, when the car crashed into a sign post and tree at the intersection of Ruth Place.

Dearing was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, police said. He was positively identified at Nassau County Morgue.

Police said the Impala was impounded for safety testing as part of its ongoing investigation.

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Rashed Mian has been covering local news for the Long Island Press since 2011. He graduated from Hofstra University in 2010 where he studied print journalism. Rashed, the staff’s multimedia reporter, covers daily news for the web, shoots/edits feature videos and writes about civil liberties. He loves Afghan food and sports. Rashed is also a caffeine freak. Email: rmian@longislandpress.com. Twitter: rashedmian