Crime & Safety
Incidents Nearby: Driver Killed After Car Hits Two Trees, Light Pole Near Peninsula
Driver's car lands on North Village Avenue after leaving Peninsula during crash.
A Hempstead man was killed early Monday morning after his car left the roadway and hit two trees and a light pole while driving on Peninsula Boulevard.
According to Nassau County detectives, around 1:30 a.m., Mark C. Law, 58, of Hempstead, was driving his 1997 BMW northbound on Peninsula Boulevard when his vehicle left the roadway. The car struck two trees and then a light pole that was located on N Village Avenue.
Law was transported to nearby Mercy Hospital where he was pronounced deceased by hospital personnel at 2:11 a.m., police said.
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The vehicle was impounded for brake and safety checks. Detectives report no apparent criminality at this time.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Monday's fatal accident comes less than four days after a car flipped over and landed in the woods while driving southbound on Peninsula Boulevard.
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