1 killed, 1 injured in Melville LIE crash

A Coram man is grieving the loss of his step-father after a bad crash on the Long Island Expressway.  Police tell News 12 Rafael Ortiz, 57, veered off the road just before 7:30 p.m. last night.

News 12 Staff

Apr 22, 2014, 3:43 PM

Updated 3,748 days ago

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A Coram man is grieving the loss of his step-father after a bad crash on the Long Island Expressway. 
Police tell News 12 Rafael Ortiz, 57, veered off the road just before 7:30 p.m. last night. 
Ortiz hit a pole in the westbound lanes near exit 50 in Melville. 
Ortiz was not seriously hurt, but his step-father Dominic Bottiglieri, 83, of Coram, was killed in the crash. 
It is not clear why Ortiz lost control. 


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