Cops: 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Wheatley Heights Crash

By Rashed Mian Posted on November 1, 2014

One person was killed and another injured in a single-car crash in Wheatley Heights early Saturday morning, Suffolk County police said.

The fatal crash occurred at 4:20 a.m. on Colonial Springs Road, police said.

One passenger was treated for minor injuries at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, police said. Another person in the car refused treatment.

Second Squad detectives are investigating the crash, police said.

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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