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17-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Pole, Tree On Southern State Parkway
A Long Island teenager was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Southern State Parkway.
It happened on Saturday, Jan. 25 at approximately 11:30 p.m., state police said.
Joseph Bertolino, 17, of East Meadow, was driving a 1999 Honda Accord eastbound on the parkway, just east of Babylon at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the vehicle, according to police.
The Accord then went onto the right shoulder, striking a light pole and a tree, said police.
Bertolino was pronounced dead at the scene.
The State Police is asking for anyone who has any information on the crash to co…