Traffic & Transit
1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured In LI Car Crash: Police
A woman was driving with her boyfriend when she went off the road, and the car hit the median and spun into a guardrail, police say.
ISLANDIA, NY — A woman was killed and a man seriously injured in a crash in Islandia early Monday, Suffolk police said.
Erika Figueroa, 26, of Medford, was driving a 2010 Ford Edge eastbound on the Long Island Expressway, between exits 58 and 59, with her boyfriend, Juan Reyes, 34, of Medford, in the front passenger seat, around 2:40 a.m. Monday, police said.
Figueroa drove into the center median, causing the Ford to spin around and strike the right guardrail, police said.
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Figueroa was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Hospital. Reyes suffered serious injuries and was brought to a nearby hospital, police said.
The Ford was impounded for a safety check. Detectives asked anyone with information on the
crash to contact the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.
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