Crime & Safety
Drivers in Their 90s Involved in Serious LI Crash
A 93-year-old man was critically injured in the crash this afternoon. His car was struck by a car being driven by a 91-year-old woman.
BROOKHAVEN, NY - Two elderly drivers were injured, one critically, in a two-car crash on Long Island Wednesday afternoon, police said.
According to Suffolk Police, 93-year-old William Connolly was driving a 2012 Mazda west on Montauk Highway, near Arthur Avenue, in Brookhaven at about 2:20 p.m. when his car was struck by a 2000 Grand Marquis that was also heading westbound.
Connolly, of Brookhaven Hamlet, and the other driver, 91-year-old Marion Ardine, of East Patchogue were taken to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue. Connolly is in critical condition. Ardine suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said.
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Brookhaven,NY: A 91 year old Brookhaven Hamlet man was listed in critical condition at Long Island Community Hospital after his 2012 Mazda traveling westbound on Montauk Hwy struck a westbound 2000 Grand Marquis. The driver of the Grand Marquis also suffered less severe injuries. pic.twitter.com/6f6n1aLEtk
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