Crime & Safety

Fatal Crash on Northern State Parkway

All westbound lanes between Exits 42S and 41 are closed for an accident investigation.

A fatal crash has closed all westbound lanes of the Northern State Parkway from Exit 42S (Deer Park Road in Dix Hills and Deer Park) to 41 (Wolf Hill Road in Dix Hills and South Huntington), Thursday afternoon, New York State Police said.

The driver of a Honda Civic veered off of the parkway, hit a Honda Accord and then slammed into a tree, Newsday reports. The accident occurred around noon and closed the two westbound lanes of the parkway, according to the Department of Transportation and New York State Police said.

The Dix Hills Fire Department extracted the driver from the Honda Civic and transported her to Huntington Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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New York State police confirmed the fatality, but has not yet identified the deceased.

The westbound lanes of the Northern State Parkway between Exits 42 and 41 remain closed for an accident investigation, police said.

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