Coram Man Killed in Car Crash

By Timothy Bolger Posted on January 23, 2014

Investigators believe a 62-year-old Coram who man died after crashing his car in Stony Brook on Thursday morning may have suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel.

Suffolk County police said Stanley Zinger was driving a Toyota Camry northbound on Nicholls Road when the car veered off the roadway, struck a guardrail and then hit trees at 7 a.m.

Zinger was taken to nearby Stony Brook University Hospital, where he pronounced dead shortly later.

Sixth Squad detectives ask anyone who may have witnessed this crash to call them at 631-854-8652.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.