A Long Island motorist was killed in a smash-up with a drunk driver that caused his car to burst into flames on Long Island over the weekend, cops said.
A 30-year-old man was driving a 2015 Subaru east on Prospect Avenue before turning left onto Cantiague Rock Road in Hicksville around 11:20 p.m. Saturday when he struck a 2005 Honda – driven by Miguel Nolasco, 42 – heading west on Prospect Avenue, Nassau County Police said.
The impact caused the Subaru to burst into flames – trapping the unnamed driver inside, authorities aid.
Nolasco, 42, has been arrested in connection to the death of another motorist in Hicksville, cops said. Google Maps
He was pronounced dead at the scene, cops said.
Nolasco, of Roosevelt, was hospitalized for his injuries – and later arrested once investigators determined he was intoxicated at the time of the crash, police said.
He was charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter, second-degree manslaughter and driving while intoxicated, cops said.
He will be arraigned when his medical condition allows, police said.