Hewlett Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Wounded

By Timothy Bolger Posted on May 9, 2016

A 20-year-old driver was killed and his three passengers were injured when the driver crashed his vehicle in Hewlett on Sunday night.

Nassau County police said Carlos Salazar of Far Rockaway was driving a Honda northbound on Peninsula Boulevard when it left the roadway and struck a tree at the corner of Avon Road at 9:52 p.m.

Salazar was pronounced dead at the scene and his three passengers were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Homicide Squad detectives impounded the vehicle and are continuing the investigation.

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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.