Motor Vehicle Crash Kills 17-year-old Kings Park Resident

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a 17-year-old man in Kings Park today.  

Daniel Byrne, 38, of Kings Park, stated that he was driving his 2009 Volkswagen east on East Northport Road, he turned left onto Cedar Street when his vehicle was struck by a Yamaha dirt bike at approximately 5 p.m.  Nicholas Hein 17, of Kings Park was driving the dirt bike, which was unregistered and did not have a headlight, westbound on East Northport Road.  

Hein was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he died from his injuries. Byrne was not injured.  

Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks and the investigation is continuing.  

Detectives are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.