Van driver dies in crash with a Cooper
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A minivan and a Mini Cooper collided at an intersection along the Long Island Expressway early yesterday, killing the van driver.
Christopher Samaria, 22, of Queens, was driving his Toyota minivan south along Route 110 in Melville, L.I., at 12:05a.m. when he collided with a Mini Cooper at the intersection of the Long Island Expressway, police said.
The van flipped over, killing Samaria, said Suffolk County Police Detective Sgt. Steven Bluethgen.
The driver of the Mini Cooper, identified as James Candalino, 27, of Locust Valley, L.I., was not seriously hurt. He was taken to North Shore Hospital, where he was treated and released, police said.
At the time of the accident, an earlier thunderstorm had caused traffic lights to flash yellow along Route 110 and red along the expressway, police said. No criminal charges were filed.
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