Police: Selden teen killed in drunken driving accident

A 16-year-old girl was killed Sunday night after a fiery crash in Holtsville.Police say Amy Bartolotta, of Selden, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Michael Ilvento, of Centereach. According

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Sep 8, 2008, 11:26 PM

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A 16-year-old girl was killed Sunday night after a fiery crash in Holtsville.Police say Amy Bartolotta, of Selden, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Michael Ilvento, of Centereach. According to police, Ilvento lost control of the SUV and it overturned, ejecting Bartolotta. Officials say the vehicle then caught fire.Bartolotta, Ilvento and 17-year-old Anthony Messier, another passenger in the vehicle, were taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, where Bartolotta was pronounced dead. Messier and Ilvento are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Ilvento has been charged with driving while intoxicated, but officials say the charge could be upgraded.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call 631-854-8552.