Coram Man Dies in LIE Crash

By Timothy Bolger Posted on August 27, 2015

A 63-year-old Coram man died after crashing his truck on the Long Island Expressway in Holtsville on Wednesday afternoon.

Suffolk County police said David Hutchings was driving a GMC pickup truck eastbound on Route 495 near exit 63 when he crashed into the center median near the HOV lane at 1:15 p.m.

The victim was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Sixth Squad detectives, who impounded the truck and are continuing the investigation, believe Hutchings suffered a medical emergency, which caused the crash.

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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.