Crime & Safety

Melville Man Dies In One-Car Crash

Police say vehicle driven by Sidney Stein struck a tree on Bagatelle Road Thursday afternoon.

An elderly Melville man was killed in a crash Friday afternoon on Bagatelle Road, Suffolk County Police said.

According to police, Sidney Stein, 82, was driving a 2004 Lexus northbound on Bagatelle when he apparently lost control of his car. The vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and struck a tree just north of Hemingway Drive.

Stein, of Bardini Drive, was taken by the Melville Fire Department to North Shore LIJ Plainview Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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The vehicle was impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing.


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