The crash happened at around 10:20 a.m. Monday, April 10, in Sayville, on Montauk Highway near Broadway, according to Suffolk County Police.
Investigators said Ike Nelson, of Oakdale, was driving a Honda CRV eastbound on Montauk Highway, just east of Broadway, when he crossed into the oncoming lane before striking a tree.
Nelson was taken by helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
Suffolk County Police asked anyone with information to contact the agency at 631-854-8552.
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