FLANDERS, NY — Police have identified the man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Flanders on Tuesday as Walter Joel Garcia, 24, of Calverton.
According to Southampton Police, the crash occurred at approximately 5:43 p.m. between Sunrise Highway and County Road 31.
A vehicle traveling north on County Road 104 struck a tree, police said.
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Both the driver and passenger were transported to an area hospital for further treatment. The
The passenger later succumbed to his injuries, police said.
His identity is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin.
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During the crash investigation, the road was closed between the crash and Pleasure Drive
to 8:12 p.m., police said. Southampton Police detectives are currently investigating the crash.
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