Teenager Killed After Car Overturns, Hits Utility Pole: PD

Bay Shore NY

07 December, 2021

10:04 AM

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BAY SHORE, NY – A 17-year-old died in Bay Shore after the driver of a car he was in lost control of his vehicle, drove into the opposite lane of traffic, overturned, and hit a utility pole on Tuesday morning, police said. Another 17-year-old, who was driving a 2018 Infinity Q50 eastbound on Pine Aire Drive near Taylor Avenue, he lost control of the vehicle at about 12:30 a.m., police said. The Infinity crossed over the westbound lane of traffic, then left the roadway, struck a utility pole, and rolled over, police saidd. The front passenger, Joel Rodriguez, of Bay Shore, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant of the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, police said. The driver was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.