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23-Year-Old Killed, 2 Others Hospitalized After SUV, Car Crash In Central Islip

One person was killed and two others hospitalized in a crash between an SUV and car on a Long Island roadway.

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It happened Friday, July 5, at 10:20 p.m. in Central Islip.

The victim was driving a 2009 Honda Accord northbound on Carleton Avenue.

According to Suffolk County Police, he failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of East Suffolk Avenue and crashed into a 2007 Toyota SUV traveling eastbound on East Suffolk Avenue.

The driver of the Honda, Joshua Perez-Rodriguez, age 23, of Brentwood, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead. 

A passenger in the Accord, a 19-year-old Brentwood man, and the driver of the SUV were transported to the same hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Suffolk County PD Third Squad at 631-854-8352.

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