Kathleen Cregg, of Hampton Bays, dies following Wading River crash, police say
One person was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 25A in Wading River Thursday, according to Riverhead police. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
A Suffolk woman is dead and another person injured after two vehicles collided in Wading River on Thursday afternoon, Riverhead police said.
Around 2:39 p.m., police responded to a two-car crash on Middle Country Road near Kay Road.
Police said Kathleen Cregg, 82, of Hampton Bays, was driving a 2015 Chevrolet in the eastbound lane and struck a westbound 2010 Toyota. The Wading River Fire Department extracted both drivers from their vehicles.
Cregg was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
The 63-year-old driver of the Toyota was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening.
No other occupants were in the vehicles.
Riverhead and state police closed Middle Country Road between Wading River Manor Road and Kay Road for several hours to conduct an investigation. The road reopened around 7 p.m.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or has information regarding the investigation is asked to call the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500. All calls are confidential.
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.
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