Police ID 4 Killed In Fiery, Wrong-Way Crash On Southern State

Massapequa NY

15 September, 2020

8:50 AM

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NORTH MASSAPEQUA, NY — State police have identified the people involved in Tuesday morning's deadly crash on the Southern State Parkway. According to police, 33-year-old Marvin Balcaseres, of Farmingdale, was driving a 1998 Toyota Camry the wrong way in the eastbound lanes of the parkway between exits 29 and 30 in North Massapequa at 5:10 a.m. when he collided with a 2011 Nissan Rogue being driven by Ruben Sanchez-Flores, 67, of Hempstead, killing both men. Edith Magana, 56, and Ivis Sanchez-Cordova, 34, both of Hempstead, were also in the Nissan and died in the crash. A third passenger, Nadia Sanchez-Cordova, 44, of Hempstead, was seriously injured. Two other vehicles were involved in the crash. Roberto Mack, 32, of Conyers, Georgia, was riding a 2000 Honda motorcycle and suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Steven Miller, 50, of Queens, was driving a 2011 Suzuki SUV; he was uninjured. Police have not yet said why Balcaseres was driving the wrong way on the parkway. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call 631-756-3300. BREAKING: 4 people are dead, 2 injured in a wrong-way, head-on crash on the Southern State Parkway near exit 30 in North Massapequa. It happened around 5am. Among the dead are the wrong-way driver who was driving alone and 3 people in an SUV. pic.twitter.com/qHkYI24Ql9— Kristin Thorne (@KristinThorne) September 15, 2020 From @wcbs880 #Chopper880: Fatal head-on crash closes EB Southen State Pky at Hicksville Rd; updates @wcbs880traffic #Every10Minutes #OnThe8s pic.twitter.com/rfuoqix1v8— Tom Kaminski (@TomKaminskiWCBS) September 15, 2020