Motorcyclist dies in Lindenhurst crash, Massapequa woman charged with DWI
Carlos Henao, 33, died in a three-vehicle crash on Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst, and Suffolk police arrested a 28-year-old Massapequa woman on DWI charges.
Carlos Henao, a 33-year-old Massapequa motorcyclist, died after a three-vehicle crash on Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst early Wednesday morning. Suffolk County Police said the collision shut the roadway for hours and left one driver facing DWI charges.
Police arrested a 28-year-old Massapequa woman in connection with the crash. Authorities said three vehicles were involved in the wreck, which brought officers to Montauk Highway as investigators worked the scene and traffic was blocked for an extended period.
The death of Henao adds another deadly collision to a stretch of roadway that carries heavy local traffic through Lindenhurst and the surrounding South Shore communities. In this case, the criminal charge centers on whether impaired driving helped turn an ordinary drive into a fatal crash, with one motorcyclist dead and a Suffolk County resident now facing prosecution.
The crash happened Wednesday, Aug. 5, placing the case squarely in the middle of the morning commute and forcing drivers to detour around a major East End route. Henao’s death and the DWI arrest leave Suffolk County police with a fatal collision investigation that began at the roadside and now moves into the legal system.
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