HUNTINGTON, NY — A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Northern State Parkway early Dec. 25.
New York State Police responded at approximately 6:24 a.m. to the parkway’s eastbound lanes, just east of Exit 41 (Wolf Hill Road), for a report of a fatal accident.
Authorities found Osmond Duarte, 21, of New York City deceased in the roadway.
Investigators determined Duarte was driving a 2011 Hino commercial flatbed truck at an unsafe speed when he lost control, struck the center median, and overturned.
Duarte was ejected from the vehicle.
The investigation is ongoing.
