Landscaping Truck Crashes Into Tree in Lake Ronkonkoma, Killing 85-Year-Old Driver

LAKE RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — An 85-year-old man was killed Friday morning after the landscaping truck he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree in Lake Ronkonkoma.

Suffolk County Police said the man was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi truck northbound on Hawkins Avenue at around 7:37 a.m. when he apparently suffered a medical emergency and crashed into a large tree in front of 299 Hawkins Avenue.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office.

The truck, which was towing a landscaping trailer, was impounded for a safety check as Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives investigated the crash.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.