Long Island man killed in crash, while Suffolk cop car responding to scene is struck: police

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A man was killed in a rollover car crash on Long Island early Monday morning — and two people were injured when a responding cop car was struck in a separate incident moments later, police said.

Anthony Guglielmo, 56, was driving his Mini Copper when it collided with a Jeep traveling westbound on Grand Boulevard in Deer Park around 3:45 a.m., Suffolk County police said.

Guglielmo, of Deer Park, was rushed to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where he died, police said.

The driver of the Jeep, identified as Stefanie Russo, 37, was taken to the same hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A man was killed and three people, including a police officer, were injured in two crashes minutes apart Monday morning.
The Mini Cooper driver was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Seth Gottfried
A Suffolk County Police Department vehicle was struck while responding to the initial crash. Seth Gottfried
The cause of the crash is under investigation. Seth Gottfried

A Suffolk County cop responding to the fatal crash in a marked cop with sirens flashing was struck minutes later by a Ford van at 3:51 a.m. at the intersection of Deer Park and Lake avenues.

Both drivers were also taken to Good Samaritan with non-life-threatening injuries.

The crashes are under investigation, police said.

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