Harold Deters, of Amityville, killed in crash on Montauk Highway in Copiague, police say
An Amityville man was killed in a two-vehicle crash at North Emerson Avenue and Montauk Highway about 5:45 a.m. Saturday, Suffolk police said. Credit: Paul Mazza
An Amityville man was killed and two others injured in a two-car crash Saturday morning on Montauk Highway in Copiague, Suffolk County police said.
Harold Deters, 79, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Impala west on Montauk Highway when he crossed into the opposite lane and struck an eastbound 2013 Ford Escape at the highway's intersection with South Emerson Avenue around 5:40 a.m., Suffolk police said in a news release.
Deters was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead, the release said.
The 66-year-old driver of the Ford and her 42-year-old passenger were also taken to same hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Suffolk police said. The agency identified them as West Babylon residents.
The crash closed Montauk Highway between Wilson Avenue and Dawes Avenue until just after noon on Saturday, police said.
Suffolk police said the investigation into the crash is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.
More coverage: Every 7 minutes on average a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island. A Newsday investigation found that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people. To search for fatal crashes in your area, click here.
Sam Kmack covers the Town of Islip for Newsday. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and previously worked as a city watchdog reporter in the Phoenix metro area, as well as an investigative journalist at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.
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