Police say
a 19-year-old male has died following a three-car crash in Lynbrook.
According
to detectives, a BMW operated by the teen was traveling southbound on Ocean
Avenue when it collided with a Nissan Pathfinder around midnight.
The Pathfinder
was occupied by a male driver, 57, and a female passenger, 51, and traveling
northeast at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Peninsula Boulevard.
After
striking the Pathfinder, the BMW then struck a third vehicle, a pick-up truck,
operated by a 38-year-old male that was stopped on Ocean Avenue at a traffic
light.
The teen sustained
extensive internal injuries and was transported by ambulance to the hospital
where he was pronounced dead at 1:25 a.m. His name is being withheld pending
family notification.
The other three victims were transported by the Lynbrook
Fire Department ambulances to hospitals for treatment of minor
injuries.
All vehicles will be impounded for
vehicle and safety checks.