Traffic & Transit
1 Killed, 3 Injured In Southern State Crash
State police say the car was speeding on the roadway when the driver lost control and crashed.
MALVERNE, NY — One person was killed and three others were hospitalized after a high-speed car crash on the Southern State Parkway on Monday night.
According to police, a car was speeding on the westbound Southern State Parkway around 8:30 p.m. between exits 18 and 17 when the driver tried to change lanes and lost control. The car struck the center median guide rail and trees, then rolled back onto the parkway and stopped in the left lane.
The driver, Jeffrey Laroche, 27, of Springfield Gardens, was thrown from the car. He was taken to LIJ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The front passenger, Jayda Moultrie, 21, of Hempstead, was pulled from the car by emergency responders and was taken to Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital. A rear passenger, Nicole Walter, 20, of Laurelton, was taken to Winthrop Hospital with a broken pelvis. Nathaly Walter, 18, of Laurelton, who was also in the back, was also taken to Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital.
State police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to call Troop L Headquarters at (631) 756-3300.
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