SUV In 2-Vehicle Crash Strikes Guardrail, Seriously Hurting Woman On LIE: Police

YAPHANK, NY — A woman was seriously hurt in a crash on the Long Island Expressway in Yaphank Monday afternoon, Suffolk police said.

A 62-year-old East Patchogue man was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Trail Blazer westbound in the right lane of the expressway, near Exit 67, when he tried to move the SUV to the center lane and struck a 2012 Dodge Ram being driven in the same direction by a 30-year-old Bohemia resident just before 1 p.m., according to police.

The impact forced the SUV into the guardrail, and a passenger, a 33-year-old East Patchogue woman, was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The SUV's driver was taken to the same hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said, adding that the Dodge Ram's driver was not hurt.

Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks, according to police.

The westbound lane of the LIE was shut down for hours while investigators worked at the scene.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact 6th Squad detectives in Selden at 631-854-8652.