It happened around 5:15 a.m. at the intersection of Grand Avenue and East Carl Avenue in Baldwin.
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Video from NewsCopter 7 showed what appeared to be a head-on collision between two vehicles.
The 66-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the other vehicle, 31-year-old Jinaraya Khan, was taken to a local area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Khan was later arrested and charged with DWI and second-degree vehicular manslaughter.
Grand Avenue was shut down in both directions from Carl Avenue to Demott Avenue as police investigated.
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The investigation is ongoing, and detectives request anyone with information regarding the above incident to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911.
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