2 Dead, 5 Injured In Head-On Crash On Long Island

BRENTWOOD, NY - Two people were killed and five others, including two children, were injured in a head-on crash on Long Island Sunday afternoon, police said.

According to Suffolk Police, 39-year-old Olvin Jimenez was driving a 1997 Toyota Corolla south on Crooked Hill Road, just south of the Long Island Expressway, in Brentwood when he lost control of the car and crossed into the northbound lane at about 1:38 p.m.

The Corolla collided head-on with a 2005 Toyota RAV4 that was heading northbound on Crooked Hill Road.

Jimenez and the Corolla's front seat passenger, 39-year-old Erica Jimenez-Mejia, both of Brentwood, were pronounced dead at the scene. Two children, ages 2 and 10, who were passengers in the back seat of the Corolla, were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries.

The driver of the RAV4, Allissiana Rose Licata, 21, and passengers Nicholas Licata, 17, and Emmanuel Licata, 73, all of Bay Shore, were transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

There were thunderstorms in the area at the time of the crash, but police have not said if weather is believed to have played a factor in the crash. The investigation is continuing and anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.

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