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16-Year-Old Tragically Killed After Crashing Car in Glen Oaks Thursday

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Jan. 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin

A 16-year-old boy was killed in a car crash Thursday when he slammed his car into tree in Glen Oaks.

The teen, Dylan Moreno, was driving northbound on 80th Avenue near 265th Avenue when he lost control of the vehicle and smashed into a tree shortly before 3 p.m., police said.

Moreno was ejected from the car by the impact. Officers found him unconscious and unresponsive on the pavement.

He was rushed to Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The teen lived just blocks away from where he crashed.

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Martin Smith

Must have been driving north on 265th street (not Avenue) as 80th Avenue is east-west.

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