Crime & Safety

Woman Killed in Rocky Point Crash

The 29-year-old's car collided with a dump truck that was backing out of a driveway, police say.

A Rocky Point woman was killed after she crashed into a dump truck on Friday morning, according to Suffolk County Police.

Michelle McDonald, 29, was driving a 2009 Mercedes sedan eastbound on Route 25A at 6 a.m. when her car collided with a 2003 MACK dump truck that was backing out of a driveway, according to police.

McDonald was transported to John T. Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson where she was pronounced dead, according to police.

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The driver of the truck, Brad Parnell, 43, of South Setauket, was not injured.

Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating the incident.

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Officers from the Motor Carrier Safety Section conducted an inspection of the truck and the Mercedes was impounded for a safety check.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.

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