Salvatore Sparacino IV, of Smithtown, killed in Northern State crash; car splits in half
A driver died after crashing his car on the Northern State Parkway Monday evening. The force of the collision split the vehicle in half. Credit: Neil Miller
A Smithtown man was ejected and killed in a crash Sunday night that split his car in half on the Northern State Parkway, state police said.
Salvatore Sparacino IV, 29, crashed a 2010 Volkswagen EOS near the New Highway overpass in Smithtown about 8:30 p.m., police said.
Sparacino's was the only vehicle involved in the crash and the only person in his car. State police criminal investigators said he was speeding and driving erratically when he drove off the road.
Police did not give further details about the crash.
The force of the collision split the car in half. Credit: Neil Miller
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John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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