Cops ID Timothy Reid, of Huntington, Byron Cifuentes, of Hempstead, as victims in wrong-way Meadowbook crash
Two drivers were killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash Wednesday night on the Meadowbrook Parkway, north of Jones Beach, state police said.
Timothy Peter Reid, 64, of Huntington, was driving a 2020 Nissan Rogue heading south in the northbound lanes at about 11:30 p.m. north of Bay Parkway. The Nissan crashed head-on with a 2013 Honda Civic heading north being driven by Byron DeJesus Alvizures Cifuentes, 28, of Hempstead, according to police.
Both men were declared dead at the scene and were the only people in their vehicles.
The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Collision Reconstruction Unit and troopers are investigating the crash.
State police ask witnesses or anyone with information to call 631-756-3300.
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John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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