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It happened on Sunday, Jan. 19 just before 9 p.m. eastbound west of exit 37 in North Babylon.
According to state police, Gerson E. Rauda-Garcia, 21, of Farmingdale, was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the vehicle, a 2005 Honda Civic Del-Sol, striking multiple trees.
Rauda-Garcia was transported by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital with severe head trauma. Rauda-Garcia was the sole occupant of the vehicle and the investigation is ongoing.
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