Crime & Safety
3 Injured, 1 Seriously In Smithtown Crash
A 20-year-old woman and her brother, along with the 19-year-old driver of a second car, were hospitalized after the crash early Saturday.
SMITHTOWN, NY - Three people, one seriously, were injured in a crash in Smithtown early Saturday, according to Suffolk Police.
Emily Loach, 20, of Smithtown was driving a 2017 Honda Accord eastbound in the left lane on Nesconset Highway near Southern Boulevard when she tried to make a right turn and struck an eastbound 2010 Jeep in the right lane at about 1:49 a.m.
The collision caused the Jeep, driven by 19-year-old Neiko Genao, of Centereach, to overturn.
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Loach was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
NESCONSET NY. 1 TRAPPED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES 4 OTHERS HURT 347 AND SOUTHERN BLVD EB 1:49 AM .OVERTURN JEEP AND CAR WITH PASSENGER TRAPPED NESCONSET FD AND ES TOOK 2 DOORS USING HYDRAULIC TOOLS FREEING THE PASSENGER ALL TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL pic.twitter.com/IuEJJIyaPC
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Her brother, 17-year-old Thomas Loach, of Smithtown, a passenger in the Honda, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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Genao was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Another passenger in the Honda and two passengers in the Jeep were not injured and declined medical treatment at the scene.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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