Crime & Safety

Police: Great River Man Killed in E. Patchogue Crash

A Great River man was killed Friday night when his car crashed into the concrete abutment of an overpass on Sunrise Highway in East Patchogue, police said. 

Justin Fonseca, 27, was driving a 2007 Toyota west on Sunrise when his vehicle left the roadway, west of the Hospital Road off ramp and crashed into the abutment that supports the Hospital Road overpass at 11:30 p.m., police said. 

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Fonseca was pronounced dead at the scene and the vehicle was impounded for a safety check, police said. 

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Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed or has information about the crash to contact the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. 


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