Crime & Safety
Update: Woman, 75, Killed in Wreck on Route 110
Massive traffic tie-ups result; second victim transported to an area hospital. Investigation is ongoing.
A 75-year-old woman was killed and another man injured in a two-car wreck on Route 110 in East Farmingdale Monday afternoon.
East Farmingdale firefighters responded to the scene of the crash on the southbound side of Route 110 at about 3:15 p.m.
Firefighters reported the driver of a 2011 Hyundai, Judith Stein, of East Meadow, was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Suffolk Police said.
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Suffolk County detectives said the woman's red Hyundai was traveling east on Avon Court in East Farmingdale when she attempted to make a left turn onto northbound Route 110.
In the intersection, her car was struck by a 1993 Ford pick-up truck operated by a male driver that was traveling southbound on Route 110.
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The male driver, Willie John Seegers, 25, of Bay Shore, was transported to Nassau University Medical Center where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is still ongoing. Detectives ask anyone who may information about this incident to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.
Traffic in the area was badly congested with both lanes reported closed for more than an hour. Police diverted traffic on Route 110 onto New Highway, causing major back-ups in the area.
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