Middle Island man killed in Rocky Point wrong-way crash, police say
The Suffolk County Police Department said a 44-year-old Middle Island man was killed Wednesday when his vehicle drove into oncoming traffic in Rocky Point and struck a Jeep. Credit: James Carbone
A Middle Island motorist who crossed into oncoming traffic in Rocky Point on Wednesday afternoon was killed when he struck another vehicle, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
About 1:30 p.m., David Maiman, 44, was heading north on Rocky Point Yaphank Road in a 2020 Lexus "when the vehicle veered into the southbound lane, striking the front driver side of a 2020 Jeep," the Suffolk County Police Department said in a news release.
Maiman was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the police said. The Jeep driver, a 45-year-old Port Jefferson man, was treated for minor injuries at Stony Brook.
The police impounded both vehicles for safety inspections as an investigation into the crash continued.
Detectives ask anyone with information regarding the collision to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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