Police are hoping the public can help them paint a fuller picture of the events that led to a fatal crash in Fort Salonga.
Authorities say 57-year-old John Burke was driving westbound on Route 25A around 2:30 a.m. Monday when he lost control and hit a pole at Sunken Meadow Road.
Burke was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been thrown from the car into a nearby creek.
The vehicle wound up on its side off the roadway. Anyone with more information is being asked to contact Suffolk County Police.