Traffic & Transit
Man Dies In 3-Vehicle Selden Crash: Police
BREAKING: The man, 75, was driving when his car hit a curb and struck two more vehicles, police say.
SELDEN, NY — A man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Selden on Monday morning, Suffolk police said.
John Swanson, 75, of Riverhead, was driving a 2019 Chevrolet van westbound on Route 25 when he jumped the curb, causing his van to strike a 1997 Dodge pickup truck and a parked vehicle on North Bicycle Path at around 11:25 a.m., police said. Detectives believe Swanson may have suffered a medical episode while driving. He was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Hospital.
The two males inside the Dodge were not injured, police said. The Chevrolet and Dodge were impounded for safety checks.
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