Crime & Safety
Chain-Reaction Crash In Coram Claims Woman's Life: Police
She was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, Suffolk police say.
CORAM, NY — Detectives are investigating a chain-reaction crash in Coram that claimed the life of a woman on Saturday night, Suffolk police said.
The woman was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu southbound on Route 112, when the vehicle was struck by a westbound Jeep Wrangler at the intersection with County Road 83, police said, adding that the Chevrolet then struck a Toyota Highlander and a Toyota Tacoma.
The woman, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
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The Jeep's driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, according to police.
All four vehicles were impounded for a safety check, police said.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the 6th Squad in Selden at 631-854-8652.
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