Car crash in New York woods kills 3, including teen driver

A spectacular single-car accident on Long Island (NY) left three people dead last night, including two teenagers, one of them the 16-year-old driver.

The other two deceased are a 17-year-old teenager named Taylor Beltramini and an as yet unidentified man, police reported this morning. suffolk county.

According to NBC News, Cem Gunes was behind the wheel of a 2009 Infinity G37 car that for unknown reasons veered off Nicolls Road at Division Street in the town Holtsville, y crashed into a wooded area around 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

Gunes, a local resident, and his two passengers died at the scene. The young Beltramini lived in Moriches. The third victim was only said to be a man, although his age is unclear.

That third person is currently a key figure, because according to New York state law, No more than one passenger under the age of 21 is allowed to ride with a “junior licensed” driver unless a parent, guardian or driving instructor is in the vehicle. The vehicle was impounded for a security check.

In October, also on Long Island, a boy died two days after his 13th birthday when he was run over, but before that he heroically saved his sister’s life.

In a similar case, earlier that month Tomás Molina, a 12-year-old Latino boy, was fatally struck by a car while crossing a street in West Hempstead, Nassau County.