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Herman Hanson, 74, of Hempstead, was killed around 7:10 a.m., Wednesday, May 22, while stopped on Route 135, just south of the Jericho Turnpike in Syosset conversing with the other driver, when a third vehicle sideswiped both vehicles and Hanson, said the Nassau County Police.
Hanson, who had reportedly worked for 1st Choice Ambulette for more than a decade, was hit while speaking to a family member of a patient he was transporting to discuss which route they would take to the hospital, police said.
Crash investigators have ruled out alcohol or drugs as contributing factors, but are focusing on whether speed or cellphone caused the crash, police said.
The driver of the third vehicle, a black Infiniti, remained on the scene, police said.
The crash caused an hourslong closure during the morning commute on Route 135, between Exit 13, for the Long Island Expressway, and Exit 14, for Jericho Turnpike, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
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