Emanuel Dandrea,… Obituary, 2 Killed, 11-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured in Crash on Veterans Memorial Highway in Holbrook
Emanuel Dandrea,… Obituary, 2 Killed, 11-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured in Crash on Veterans Memorial Highway in Holbrook
Two people were killed and an 11-year-old girl was seriously injured in a crash involving a sport utility vehicle and a motorcycle Wednesday afternoon in Holbrook, Suffolk County police said.
The crash occurred near the intersection of Veterans Memorial Highway and Coates Avenue about 1:20 p.m. Veterans Highway reopened after being closed for several hours in both directions south of Long Island MacArthur Airport while police investigated.
Police identified the drivers killed in the crash Wednesday evening.
Emanuel Dandrea, 74, of Shoreham, was driving a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox making a left turn from westbound Veterans Memorial Highway onto southbound Coates Avenue and collided with a 2002 Honda motorcycle traveling east on Veterans Highway, police said.
Dandrea and the motorcyclist, Alaaeldien Elfaham, 23, of Deer Park, were both declared dead at the scene, police said.
An 11-year-old girl, Alana Lika, of Holbrook, who was seriously injured, and an unidentified 8-year-old girl in the Equinox, who had non-life-threatening injuries, were taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Fifth Squad detectives at 631-854-8552.
With John Asbury and Craig Schneider
Feel free to leave a message of condolences and prayers for the family and friends of the deceased in the comments section as it will go a long way for them during this difficult time.
Stay with cbsn9.com for more updates
