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Cops: Medical emergency leads to fatal crash at Bellport

A Shoreham man died Saturday afternoon after suffering a medical emergency that resulted in him turning his vehicle, Suffolk County police reported.

The crash occurred in Bellport around 3:30 p.m. and left Kevin Nash, 65, killed.

Police said Nash, who was driving a 2010 Jeep Patriot west on Martha Avenue, suffered a medical emergency and lost control of the vehicle. The jeep came off the lane into a wooded area and overturned.

Nash was taken to the Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Fifth Squad detectives at 631-854-8552.

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Brinley Hineman reports on the town of Islip for Newsday. She was previously a reporter in Nashville, Tennessee and is from West Virginia.

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