Kevin Melgar, 23, Ozcan Ayyidiz, and Jonathan Valladares, 25, killed in wrong-way collision on Sunrise Highway in Brookhaven, New York
Wrong-way crash claims 2 lives on Long Island
Police say two people have died and a third has been critically injured in a wrong-way crash on Long Island.
Wrong-way crash kills 2 drivers; officer injured at scene
Police say Melgar and the van's driver, Ozcan Ayyidiz, were killed. A passenger in the van was critically wounded.
Long Island wrong-way crash claims third victim
A wrong-way crash on Long Island has claimed the life of a third person.
Police identified the latest victim as 25-year-old Jonathan Valladares.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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