Police: Driver Says Brakes Failed in W. Babylon Crash That Injures 3

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A Mastic Beach woman told police that the brakes on her SUV failed and caused her to run a red light, triggering a three-car crash in West Babylon Tuesday morning.

Three people, including Julieann Klopfer, the driver of the SUV, suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash at the intersection of Straight Path and Little East Neck Road at about 9:45 a.m.

According to police, Klopfer was driving a Chevy Suburban north on Straight Path when she ran the red light at Little East Neck Road and crashed into a Saturn driven by a West Babylon man. The Saturn then spun into a Chrysler four-door sedan that was waiting at the light to turn onto Little East Neck Road, police said.

Klopfer and a passenger in her vehicle, as well as the driver of the Saturn, were all taken to Good Samaritan Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Klopfer was ticketed for having a suspended license, speeding and passing through a red light, police said. The Suburban was impounded for a safety check.