Six-Year-Old Girl Killed in Car Crash


Fatal Crash on Sunrise Highway in Bohemia | SCPD

Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a 6-year-old girl in Bohemia.

Calix Armando Rivera Aguilar was driving a 2012 Infiniti G37 westbound on Sunrise Highway with his 6-year-old daughter, Amaia Rivera, in the backseat, when he lost control of the vehicle, hit the center median, crossed all westbound lanes, left the roadway, and struck a tree.

Amaia Rivera was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip in critical condition. Tragically the girl died from the result of injuries from the car crash.

Rivera Aguilar, 51, of Brentwood was not injured. The Infiniti was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8542.

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