Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Details Released on Miller Place Crash That Seriously Injured 4-Year-Old Girl

The girl suffered serious eye and facial injuries, police say. Nine people taken to hospital.

MILLER PLACE, NY – Nine people were hurt, including a 4-year-old girl who suffered serious injuries, in a two-vehicle crash in Miller Place Saturday night.

According to police, 41-year-old Kevin Denton, of Port Jefferson Station, was driving a 2003 Dodge minivan easton Route 25A at about 7 p.m. when his vehicle was struck by a 2013 Ford van that was traveling westbound on 25A and attempting to make a left turn onto Miller Place Road.

Denton, an adult passenger and five children were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital. A 4-year-old girl suffered serious eye and facial injuries, police said. The injuries of the other passengers in the minivan were minor.

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The driver of the Ford van, 20-year-old Brian Schember, of Miller Place, was no injured. The two passengers in Schember’s vehicle, both residents at the Hudson Group Home in Coram, were transported to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson with minor injuries.

The vehicles were impounded for safety checks and the investigation is continuing. No criminal charges have been filed.

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