Traffic & Transit
Husband, Wife Killed In Suffolk Multi-Vehicle Crash: Police
A man and his wife were killed after the man lost control of his car, which struck two other cars, police say.
MELVILLE, NY — Two people were killed in a three-car crash in Melville on Wednesday afternoon, Suffolk police said.
Fred Goldberg, 92, was driving a 2022 Acura eastbound on Ruland Road when he lost control of the vehicle and veered through traffic, crossing a grass median on the northwest corner of the intersection of Pinelawn Road around 1 p.m., police said.
The Acura then struck a 2018 Lexus SUV and a 2020 Ford Escape, both of which were stopped at the red light facing southbound on Pinelawn Road waiting to turn east onto Ruland Road, police said.
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Goldberg, 92, and his wife, Leah Goldberg, 86, both of Melville, were pronounced dead at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, police said.
Neither the driver of the Lexus nor the driver of the Ford were injured in the crash, police said.
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The Acura was impounded for a safety check. The other two vehicles were released on the scene.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to contact the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.
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