A 23-year-old driver died after his vehicle struck a pillar in the parking lot of the Long Island Rail Road's Wantagh station early Thursday morning, Nassau County police said.

At 4:07 a.m., the man was driving a Hyundai in the parking lot near the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Beech Street when he hit the pillar.

He suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name is being withheld until police notify his family.

The investigation is ongoing.

A 23-year-old driver died after his vehicle struck a pillar in the parking lot of the Long Island Rail Road's Wantagh station early Thursday morning, Nassau County police said.

At 4:07 a.m., the man was driving a Hyundai in the parking lot near the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Beech Street when he hit the pillar.

He suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name is being withheld until police notify his family.

The investigation is ongoing.

Theresa Cerney’s killing is one of at least 66 cases of dead women being reviewed by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney’s new cold case unit. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie have this exclusive story. 

New hope for justice Theresa Cerney's killing is one of at least 66 cases of dead women being reviewed by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney's new cold case unit. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie have this exclusive story. 

Theresa Cerney’s killing is one of at least 66 cases of dead women being reviewed by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney’s new cold case unit. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie have this exclusive story. 

New hope for justice Theresa Cerney's killing is one of at least 66 cases of dead women being reviewed by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney's new cold case unit. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie have this exclusive story. 

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