Crime & Safety
LI Man Seriously Injured In West Babylon Crash: Police
A 68-year-old man suffered serious injuries after his vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic on Little East Neck Road, police said.
WEST BABYLON, NY — A 68-year-old Babylon man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in West Babylon on Thursday afternoon, Suffolk County police said.
Michael Toth was driving a 1966 Chevrolet south on Little East Neck Road around 3:25 p.m. when he crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a 2011 Chrysler driven by Maria Rivera, 62, of West Babylon, police said.
Toth, Rivera and Rivera's 18-year-old niece were taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, police said.
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Toth suffered serious injuries, while Rivera and her niece sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
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Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to contact First Squad detectives at 631-854-8152.
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