Man Killed After Crashing Into Box Truck In Smithtown

Smithtown NY

09 July, 2020

10:42 AM

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SMITHTOWN, NY — A man was killed in a crash early Thursday in Smithtown, Suffolk police said. James Turek was driving a 2007 Nissan Altima east on Route 347, just east of Terry Road, when he rear-ended an eastbound box truck around 1:15 a.m., police said. Turek, 33, of Mount Sinai, was brought to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the box truck, a man, was brought to the same hospital for an evaluation. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to reach the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.