Riverhead Crash Leaves Driver Dead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on January 2, 2017

A driver was killed when his truck was involved in a crash with an SUV in Riverhead over the New Year’s holiday weekend.

Riverhead Town Police said Jason Damianos was driving a Ford pickup truck when he was involved in a collision with a Jeep Cherokee at the corner of Harrison Avenue and Old Country Road shortly before 6 a.m. Friday.

The victim was pronounced dead at Peconic Bay Medical Center. The SUV driver was treated for her injuries.

Riverhead Town Police Detectives are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information on the cause of the crash to call them at 631-727-4500 ext. 328.

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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.