Two people were killed in a car crash on the Northern State Parkway in Dix Hills Thursday night.
Police said a speeding BMW ran off the road on the eastbound side, between Wolf Hill Road and Deer Park Avenue, exits 41 and 42. According to authorities, the vehicle crashed shortly before 9 p.m., tearing apart after hitting several trees in the median. Police said the gas tank was found nearby, but the hood of the car landed on the parkway's westbound lanes.
Police have not yet released the names of the victims, but said that one of them was 17 years old.