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Holbrook Man Killed As Car Bursts Into Flames In Ronkonkoma Crash

Kathy Reakes
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One person was killed during a fiery crash in Ronkonkoma.
One person was killed during a fiery crash in Ronkonkoma. Photo Credit: Google Maps

A  Holbrook man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Ronkonkoma that left the car fully engulfed in flames in Ronkonkoma.

The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway, said the Suffolk County Police.

According to police, Robert M. Nolan Jr., 52, was driving a 2015 Honda Accord westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when the vehicle veered off the roadway near Johnson Avenue and struck a metal utility pole. The vehicle caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames, police said.

Nolan was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

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