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Teen Critically Injured in Nicolls Road Crash

A 32-year-old Farmingville woman was also hurt in head-on crash Tuesday night, police say.

Two people were hurt, one critically, in a two-car crash on Nicolls Road in Selden Tuesday night.

According to police,17-year-old Jenna Kozak was driving a 1999 Acura Integra northbound on Nicolls Road when her vehicle crossed over the center median and crashed into a southbound 2008 Jeep Wrangler just north of Portion Road at about 7:30 p.m.

Kozak, of Mastic Beach, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition, police said.

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The driver of the Jeep, 32-year-old Vania Costa-Pereeira, of Farmingville, was also transported to Stony Brook, where she was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Both vehicles were impounded for a safety check and detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652

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