Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed the driver and injured four others in Melville.
On November 11, Daishun Jones Rains was driving a 2004 Nissan Sentra eastbound on the Long Island Expressway, near the Pinelawn Road overpass, when he lost control of the vehicle, which exited the roadway, crashed into trees and overturned at approximately 5 a.m.
Jones Rains, 30, of Huntington Station, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
Passengers Marcellus Cheek, 28, of Ronkonkoma, and Nadja Hamilton, 27, of Huntington, were both transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries. Shatiek Crowell, 29, of Central Islip, and Enajah Oakes, 24, of Central Islip, were both transported to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries.
The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.