Fatal hit and run crash on the Long Island Expressway

Fatal hit and run crash on the Long Island Expressway

Brentwood, NY- A man was killed Sunday morning in an early morning crash on the Long Island Expressway. Suffolk County Police say “Doreen Kucer, was driving a 2016 Kia Optima westbound on the Long Island Expressway, near exit 53, in the right lane when her vehicle was struck in the rear by a 2008 Honda Accord at 2:18 a.m. The Kia then struck a guardrail and came to rest in the HOV lane. The driver of the Honda fled the scene on foot following the crash.

Kucer’s passenger, Terence McAree, 62, of 268 Prairie Drive, North Babylon, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead. Kucer, 59, of the same address, was treated for minor injuries at the same hospital.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Suffolk County Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553

Photo: Suffolk County Police Patch