Fatal Crash: 23-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Minivan Overturns On Northern State Parkway

Police are investigating a Long Island crash that left a young man dead.

The Northern State Parkway in North Hempstead.
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06/10/2023 5:25 p.m.

It happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday June 10 on the Northern State Parkway eastbound in the area of Exit 29 in the town of North Hempstead.

The driver, Erik Jimenez-Villeda, age 23, of Freeport, was driving a 2011 Toyota Sienna when it left the roadway onto the right shoulder and went down an embankment, striking a tree, and causing the minivan to overturn, New York State Police said.

Jimenez-Villeda was pronounced dead at the scene.

This crash is still under investigation and the state police is asking for any witnesses or anyone with information to call 631-756-3300.

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