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Quogue resident Joseph Dicarlo told the newspaper he was sitting in his home with the air conditioning on and the windows closed when he heard the crash.
“From what I heard it sounded like a train was hitting a bus doing like 100 miles per hour,” he said.
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene and one person died at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. Police identified them as Farhan Zahid, 32, of Bay Shore, who was driving the Prius; 20-year-old Michael Farrell and his brother, 25-year-old James Farrell, of Manhasset, and 25-year-old Ryan Kiess, also of Manhasset. The driver of the Maxima, 22-year-old Justin Mendez of Brookhaven, also died.
Farhan-zahidA-nissan-maximaNews-dayBrianna-maglioRyan-kiessJustin-mendezMichael-farrellJames-farrellJoseph-dicarloLong-islandMontauk-highwayAuthorities said the crash happened at about 11:20 p.m. Saturday, July 24, on Long Island on Montauk Highway in Suffolk County, near the intersection of Quogue Street East in the Village of Quogue.
The Quogue Police Department reported that a Nissan Maxima was westbound on the highway when it left its lane and drove into oncoming traffic, colliding with an eastbound Toyota Prius.
Both drivers were killed in the crash. The driver of the Nissan was identified as Justin Mendez, age 22, of Brookhaven. Police said he was taken to Southampton Hospital and pronounced dead by hospital staff.
Police said the driver of the Toyota, Farhan Zahid, age 32, of Bay Shore, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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