Traffic & Transit
Teen Critically Injured In 7-Car Crash On Robert Moses Causeway
A 19-year-old driver was critically injured in the chain-reaction crash.
ROBERT MOSES CAUSEWAY, NY — One person was critically injured in a 7-car crash on the Robert Moses Causeway Wednesday night, according to New York State Police. The crash occurred at 7:40 p.m. on the northbound part of the causeway.
A 30-year-old Brentwood man was driving a 2013 Mercedes on the causeway when he failed to stop as traffic was stopped, and as a result struck one car from behind and caused six other cars to be struck in a chain-reaction crash, police said.
Sameer Ramnarine, 19, of Jamaica, who was driving a 1997 Lexus, was critically injured and was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. No one in any of the other cars were injured in the collision.
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The cause of the collision is still under investigation and the State police are asking for anyone with information to call 631-756-3300.
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