Florida Man Arrested For Multi-Car Crash That Killed Bicyclist In East Garden City; Suspect Was Behind Wheel Of Utility Truck
EAST GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - A Florida man was arrested after a utility truck plowed through an intersection on Long Island, hitting more than five vehicles and killing a cyclist, police said Saturday.
The crash happened in East Garden City around 4:30 p.m. Friday.
According to a press release from the Nassau County Police Department, Matthew Mummaw, 33, of Jacksonville, Florida, is facing numerous charges including 2nd degree manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and for impaired driving.
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Police said Mummaw was behind the wheel of a bucket truck when it hit five vehicles that were stopped at a red light on Merchants Concourse at the intersection of Corporate Drive.
Mummaw continued driving and hit a man on a bicycle at the Meadowbrook Parkway overpass, police said.
He then turned onto Stewart Avenue where he was involved in a head-on collision with two more vehicles and came to a stop.
Police said the cyclist, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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