Crime & Safety

Woman Killed, 12-Year-Old Injured In Fatal Suffolk Crash: Police

The incident occurred on Sunday, police say.

LINDENHURST, NY — A woman is dead after a fatal car crash in Lindenhurst on Sunday, Suffolk County Police said.

At about 7:08 a.m., the driver of a 2016 Toyota Camry was traveling eastbound on Route 109 when his vehicle failed to stop at a red light and struck a 2010 Honda Civic traveling southbound on Straight Path.

The driver of the Honda, Giuseppa Giordano, 59, of West Babylon, was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.

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Her 12-year-old passenger was transported to a local hospital for non- life-threatening injuries, police said.

The driver of the Camry was not injured.

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Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.

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