BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Suffolk County police on Wednesday arrested a unlicensed driver following a fatal crash on Long Island, authorities said.
Brandon Gillespie, 36, was driving a 2012 Jeep Liberty that was stopped in the right lane of eastbound Long Island Expressway, east of Sagtikos Parkway in Brentwood when the vehicle was rear-ended by a 2016 Ford box truck at approximately 12:45 a.m.
Gillespie was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Ford, Taron Smith, 31, was not injured, according to officials.
Smith was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle 3rd degree. He was also issued multiple summonses for federal motor carrier safety violations.
He will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip a later date.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.
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