HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Detectives are investigating a fatal crash that killed a man on a Long Island expressway early Monday morning, authorities said.
According to officials, at approximately 3:15 a.m., 38-year-old Brian Nieves was driving a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the middle lane of the westbound LIE between Exits 57 and 56 in Hauppauge when it struck the rear of a 2012 Peterbilt tractor trailer.
Nieves was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
The 55 year-old tractor trailer driver was not injured.
The Jeep was impounded for a safety check.
Suffolk County Police Motor Carrier Section officers conducted a safety check on the tractor trailer at the scene.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.
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