Police: Crash on Northern State Parkway kills Brentwood teen, injures 3

An early morning crash on the Northern State Parkway Saturday caused the death of a Brentwood teen and seriously injured three others.
State police say the 17-year-old driver lost control around 3:30 a.m. and struck a pole near Exit 36 North in Plainview.
Darwin Velasquez-Acosta, 19, who was sitting in the backseat, was partially thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver and two other passengers were taken to the hospital to be treated.
No criminal charges have been filed.