Off-Duty Cop Dies in Car Crash on Long Island: Police
A 30-year-old police officer in Suffolk County died in a single-vehicle crash early Monday, detectives said. Vincent Pelliccio was off-duty at the time.
According to the preliminary investigation, Pelliccio was driving a 2021 Jeep north on Nicolls Road, near West Road, shortly before 1 a.m. when he veered off the road and slammed into the median, officials said.
He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Port Jefferson Station man had been an officer with the Third Precinct. He was a member of the Suffolk County Police Department since December 2014.
The Jeep was impounded for a safety check as the investigation continues.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Suffolk County Sixth Squad Detectives at 631-854-8652.
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