Employee dies after falling out Long Island hotel window; Homicide detectives, OSHA investigating

Sunday, December 5, 2021
HAUPPAUGE, Long Island (WABC) -- A hotel employee died after falling out of a window at the Hyatt Regency Long Island in Hauppauge Saturday night.

Police say David Lerner was working at the Hyatt Regency Long Island in Hauppauge around 7:30 p.m. when he fell from an upper floor window to the ground.
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The 41-year-old from Holbrook was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on the incident to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.

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