PORT JEFFERSON, NY — One person was killed and two others were injured in a head-on crash in Port Jefferson Monday afternoon.
According to Suffolk police, Kenneth Regan, 63, was driving a 2005 Buick west on North Country Road when he attempted to make a left turn into a parking lot at 70 North Country Road. He collided with the driver of a 2013 Toyota heading east at about 2:45 p.m., police said.
Regan, of Mount Sinai, was taken to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital across the street from the crash scene. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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The driver of the Toyota, 37-year-old Leanne Schreiber, of Miller Place, was taken to the same hospital for treatment of injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
A passenger in Regan’s vehicle was taken Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The passenger's name was not released.
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No charges were filed.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Detectives asked anyone with information on the crash to call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.
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