Person Dies After Pickup Truck Bursts Into Flames In East Setauket

An investigation is underway surrounding the circumstances of a person's death during a vehicle fire on Long Island overnight.

The area (marked in red) where the incident happened: 445 Route 25A in East Setauket.
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Joe Lombardi

08/19/2023 12:30 p.m.

Suffolk County Police officers responded to the blaze in East Setauket on Friday, Aug.18 at around 11:10 p.m. on the north shoulder, west of 445 Route 25A.

The Setauket Fire Department extinguished the fire and a body was discovered inside the 2004 Dodge pickup.

The person has not yet been identified.

The vehicle is registered to an out-of-state business.

The fire appears non-criminal, according to police.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Suffolk County PD Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.

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