6 Injured, Hospitalized In Multi-Car LIE Chain Reaction Crash: Police

ISLANDIA, NY — An Islandia woman was critically injured in a six-vehicle crash in Islandia on Wednesday morning, Suffolk police said.

Amanda McDermott, 35, of Mastic Beach, was driving a 2006 Ford Econoline van when the traffic slowed and she was involved in a chain reaction crash approximately a quarter-mile east of Old Nichols Road at 10:45 a.m., police said.

Westbound traffic was slowing when a sand truck did not stop, causing a chain-reaction crash, police said.

Detectives are investigating the cause of the chain reaction crash.

McDermott was listed in critical condition at a nearby hospital, police said. Five other people were

brought to local hospitals for treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening, police said.
Two commercial vehicles were given safety checks at the scene by the Suffolk County Motor Carrier Safety Unit. Two other involved vehicles were impounded for safety checks. The Econoline van is registered to Independent Group Home Living.

Detectives asked anyone with information about the crash to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.