Jordan Nasir St. Fort Colin, 23, of Patchogue, killed in head-on crash on Bethpage State Parkway
State troopers at the scene of a fatal crash on Bethpage State Parkway, south of Exit B2, on Friday. Credit: Neil Miller
A Patchogue man is dead following a head-on collision Friday morning that closed Bethpage State Parkway between the Southern State Parkway and Boundary Avenue for more than four hours, state police said.
Jordan Nasir St. Fort Colin, 23, of Patchogue, was killed in the crash, state police said. His 2012 Nissan Altima was struck "head on" by a 2019 Hyundai Sonata that crossed over the yellow double line, a state police spokeswoman confirmed to Newsday on Saturday.
The crash was reported at 9:39 a.m. Friday closing the roadway, which reopened shortly after 2 p.m., police said.
The Sonata driver, who has not yet been identified, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to the spokeswoman. Police have not yet provide additional detail about the nature of that driver's injuries.
There were no passengers in either vehicle, police confirmed.
As of Saturday around noon, it was not yet clear what caused the Sonata to cross into oncoming traffic.
Newsday's John Valenti and Nicholas Grasso contribute to this story.
Sam Kmack covers the Town of Islip for Newsday. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and previously worked as a city watchdog reporter in the Phoenix metro area, as well as an investigative journalist at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.
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