2 Bodies Found In Bellport After Man's Suicide: PD

BELLPORT, NY — Two bodies were discovered in a Bellport home by officers trying to contact next of kin after a man killed himself while fleeing police in East Patchogue Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Police did not identify the trio.

According to Suffolk County police, at 10 a.m. an officer initiated a traffic stop at the driver of a 2003 Honda Civic at the intersection of Route 112 and Montauk Highway in East Patchogue.

The driver pulled over and a passenger exited the vehicle before the driver sped off, police said.

A short time later, the car crashed into a utility pole on Washington Avenue. Officers approached and found the driver slit his throat, police said. Officers administered first aid; the man was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office, police said.

Detectives went to a home on Doane Avenue in Bellport to notify next of kin and discovered the bodies of a man and woman inside, police said. An autopsy will be conducted by the medical examiner to determine the cause of death and identify the victims, police said.

Police are asking anyone with information on the incident to contact Suffolk County homicide squad detectives at 631-852-6392 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.