Driver Alberto Ayala killed, 3 seriously hurt in Roosevelt crash into utility pole
One man was killed and three others were badly hurt Saturday evening when the man drove his car into a utility pole in Roosevelt. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A Uniondale man died on Saturday night after driving into a utility pole in Roosevelt, in a crash that seriously injured a 9-year-old and two other passengers, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
The crash happened just before 7:45 p.m. as Alberto Ayala, 37, drove a Chrysler sedan south on Brookside Avenue at the intersection with West Centennial Avenue, the department wrote in a news release issued early Sunday.
In the car with the man were a 36-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man and a 9-year-old girl, who were all seriously hurt, the release says.
The cause of the crash, if known, wasn't disclosed. A police investigation into the crash was ongoing.
Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.
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