2 People Die, 5 People Injured When Driver Loses Control on Long Island
Two people were killed and five injured when a driver lost control and veered into oncoming traffic on a Long Island road.
Suffolk County police say the driver, 39-year-old Olvin Jimenez, died in the crash in Brentwood on Sunday afternoon. Also killed was the front-seat passenger, 39-year-old Erica Jimenez-Mejia.
The driver was at the wheel of a Toyota Corolla on Crooked Hill Road when he crossed into the opposite lane, slamming into a Toyota RAV4.
Two children in the back seat of the Corolla, ages 2 and 10, were being treated for injuries at a local hospital. The driver of the RAV4, 21-year-old Allissiana Rose Licata, and two passengers, 17-year-old Nicholas Licata and 73-year-old Emmanuel Licata, suffered injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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