Wrong-way crash kills motorist in Oakdale, Suffolk police say

A Hempstead man driving the wrong way early Sunday on Sunrise Highway in Oakdale struck another vehicle heading in the other direction, killing the driver, Suffolk police said.

Noel Pastora, 56, faces a driving while intoxicated charge after police said he struck a vehicle at 1:49 a.m. as he drove westbound on the eastbound Sunrise Highway near Locust Avenue. The other driver, Dominick Capizola, 73, of Sayville, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Pastora was arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Central Islip. He was remanded to the Suffolk County jail and is scheduled to return to court Wednesday. He’s represented by the Suffolk County Legal Aid Society.

With Dandan Zou