The Homicide Squad reports the details of a Fatal Vehicular Accident that occurred on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 9:03 pm in Massapequa.
According to Detectives, a 19-year-old male, operating a 2023 white Bentley SUV, with a 30-year-old male passenger was facing eastbound and was stopped in the left turning lane at Unqua Road. The operator of the Bentley decided to turn right and cross all lanes of traffic on Sunrise Highway. A white Polaris Slingshot 3-wheeled motorcycle being driven by a 48-year-old male with his 47-year-old female passenger, were traveling eastbound in the middle lane on Sunrise Highway when the Bentley struck their vehicle. The collision then caused the motorcycle to collide with a white KIA SUV that was facing northbound and stopped at a traffic light on Unqua Road and then to strike a utility pole. The KIA was being operated by a 44-year-old male and was occupied with a 41-year-old female and four juveniles ages 11, 10, 8 and 2. No occupants in the KIA were injured. The driver and the passenger of the Bentley were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The operator of the Slingshot suffered severe injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced by a hospital physician. The female passenger in the Slingshot also suffered serious injuries but is currently listed in stable condition.
The operator of the Bentley, Defendant Brian Romero Guy August, 19, of Medford was placed under arrest. He is charged with Vehicular Manslaughter 2nd Degree, Manslaughter 2nd Degree, Assault 2nd Degree and Driving While Intoxicated. He will be arraigned when medically practical.
***Update***
The operator of the Slingshot has been identified as Willie Singleton, 48 of Bayshore.