Police Identify 2 Who Died In Greenport Crash

GREENPORT, NY — Southold Town police have identified two people who died in a Greenport crash Tuesday night as Lorraine Haeg, 74, of Southold and Anthony Gallo, 62.

According to Southold Town police, the crash took place at the 5:51 p.m. at the intersection of New York State Route 25 and Moores Lane.

The collision involved a Hampton Jitney bus driven by Jeanluc Gayott, Jr., 52, of Port Jefferson, and a motorcycle driven by Gallo; Haeg was a passenger on the motorcycle with Gallo, police said.

An investigation revealed that the bus was pulling out of Moores Lane making a left to go east and crossed into the path of the motorcycle that was traveling west, police said.

Gallo was transported to Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead from injuries sustained in the collision, police said. Haeg was also transported to Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, where she was treated and then airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital by Suffolk County Police aviation, police said.

Haeg was eventually pronounced dead at Stony Brook from her injuries, police said.

Gayott was transported to Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital ,where he was treated for minor injuries and released, police said.

The collision is under investigation by the Southold Town police detectives and the New York State Police Department's accident investigation unit, police said.

The collision is being investigated as a non-criminal incident; no charges were filed, police said.

The roadways in the area of the collision were shut down for about fours hours during the investigation, police said.

Tragically, Lorraine Haeg, who lost her daughter Kim three months ago — Kim was hurt in a crash in 2004 that left her a quadriplegic on a ventilator — died in the crash just hours before what would have been Kim's 38th birthday Wednesday.

The North Fork community was cloaked in grief at the unthinkable news. "So sorry for your heartbreaking loss," one woman wrote on Facebook, a sentiment issued by many others.

Dennis Haeg, Kim's father, who said he was in shock at the news, wrote on Facebook: "RIP, Anthony and Lorraine." And then, "Happy Birthday, Kim. Give Anthony and Lorraine a hug for me."

The community has come together in the 20 years since Kim's accident, working together to build an addition on the house she shared with Lorraine, so that Kim could come home to her mother. And in the years since, Lorraine cared for her daughter with fierce love and dedication.

"At least Lorraine is with her daughter now," Joyce Grigonis told Patch, mourning her loss and echoing a thought many shared on social media. "I’m sure they are together now, both restored and walking together."