FIVE PEOPLE ARE NOW DEAD FROM CAR CRASH ON LIE SUNDAY 8/21/16 INCLUDING AID TO COUNTY EXEC-BELLONE & GOV. CUOMO

FIVE PEOPLE ARE NOW DEAD FROM CAR CRASH ON LIE SUNDAY 8/21/16

• Isidore Adelson, 81, of Westhampton
• Christopher Pinales, 10, of Hicksville
• Carmelo Pinales, 26, of Hicksville, and his sister,
• Patricia Pinales, 27, of Westbury
• Scott Martella, 29, of Northport

Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed five people, Sunday August 21, 2016 in Manorville.

Carmelo Pinales was driving a gray Subaru Outback eastbound on the Long Island Expressway when he apparently lost control of the vehicle which crossed over the grassy median, went airborne and struck two vehicles, a BMW and a Honda, that were travelling westbound near Exit 68 at approximately 9:35 a.m.

Carmelo Pinales, 26, of Hicksville, and his sister, Patricia Pinales, 27, of Westbury, were pronounced dead at the scene by a physician’s assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  Carmelo’s 10-year-old son, Christopher Pinales, also from Hicksville, was transported in critical condition to Stony Brook University Hospital via Suffolk County Police helicopter. Christopher Pinales, 10, of Hicksville, has succumbed to injuries he suffered during the crash of August 22, 2016.

Winnifer Garcia, 21, of Hempstead, and Patricia’s 3-year-old daughter, also of Westbury, were transported to local hospitals where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the 2014 Honda, Scott Martella, 29, of Northport, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician’s assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Scott Martella was Communications Director at the Office of Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone and also worked for 4 years in Governor Cuomo’s Administration.  His fiancée, Shelbi Thurau, 29, of Northport, was transported to a local hospital where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Marvin Tenzer, 73, the driver of the 2016 BMW, and his three passengers, Sandra Tenzer, 69, Helen Adelson, and Isidore Adelson, 81, all of Westhampton, were transported to local hospitals where they were treated for their injuries. Isidore Adelson, 81, of Westhampton, has succumbed to his injures at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore. His wife, Helen Adelson, was transported from Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead to Southside Hospital where she is in critical condition.

Detectives are investigating reports that the driver of the Subaru was traveling at a high rate of speed.

All three vehicles will be impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing. Detectives ask anyone with information regarding this crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.