Two Dead, Two Injured in Separate Crashes

Two people are dead and two were injured in two separate crashes.

Milton Garcia was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe on Express Drive North when the vehicle left the roadway at the corner of Breeze Avenue, hit a street sign, continued across the lawn of 4195 Express Drive North, and struck a tree head-on in the yard of 4191 Express Drive North on July 6 at approximately 12:05 a.m.

Garcia, 45, of Huntington Station, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Chevrolet was impounded for a safety check.

In another incident, Joshua Perez-Rodriguez was driving a 2009 Honda Accord northbound on Carleton Avenue, when he failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of East Suffolk Avenue and crashed into a 2007 Toyota SUV that was traveling eastbound on East Suffolk Avenue on July 5 at approximately 10:20 p.m.

Perez-Rodriguez, 23, of Brentwood, was transported to South Shore University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A passenger in the Accord, Angel Sandoval, 19, of Brentwood, and the driver of the Toyota, were transported to the same hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the Ronkonkoma crash to contact the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452. Anyone with more information on the Central Islip crash can call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.