An NYPD Sgt. was killed in a fiery crash on the Long Island Expressway early Wednesday, Suffolk police and union members said.
Sgt. Jamie Ramirez, 38, was driving his 2022 Jeep in the expressway’s eastbound lanes near Exit 55 in Brentwood when he struck a guardrail and overturned around 2:55 a.m., cops said.
A 2020 Subaru driven by 41-year-old Michael Dechiaro then struck Ramirez’s Jeep and the sergeant’s vehicle erupted in flames, police said.
Medics rushed Ramirez to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he died.
“The entire Sergeants Benevolent Association is heartbroken by the tragic death of Sergeant Javier Ramirez who was involved in an off-duty car accident,” SBA president Vincent Vallelong said in a statement.
Dechiaro was treated at the same hospital for minor injuries.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
Ramirez was an 11-year NYPD veteran assigned to the 5th Precinct in Lower Manhattan. He leaves behind a wife and two young children.
“The SBA will stand beside Javier’s wife and children in the difficult days ahead. They are part of our family, and they will not face this heartbreak alone,” said Vallelong. “Our hearts are with them as they face an unimaginable loss.”