Summary:
A teenager has died after crashing his sled down a street in New York City, New York police say.

Full article:
Sean Urda, 17, died after he lost control of his inner tube and smashed into a light pole . A 17-year-old who was killed  after smashing into a light pole on Long Island while sledding is the first fatality from the blizzard that struck the northeastern US on Monday. Sean Urda and two other 17-year-olds were taking turns sliding an inner tube down Chester Court in Huntington, New York, Monday night when Urda crashed. He was rushed to a nearby hospital with critical injuries, but pronounced dead, Newsday reports. The crash occurred about 10pm. Witnesses told police that Urda lost control of the tube and smashed into a light pole. Chester Court is a small suburban street with culs-de-sac at both ends. The north end of the street has a small hill. Urda is the first - and thus far this morning, only - death during the snow storm that caused much of the northeastern US to shut down Monday night and Tuesday morning.