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Witnesses: Truck ran red light in double fatal crash

Originally published: April 8, 2010 10:28 PM
Updated: April 8, 2010 10:35 PM
By YAMICHE ALCINDOR AND MATTHEW CHAYES.  yamiche.alcindor@newsday.com,, matthew.chayes@newsday.com

Quick ReadThe crash at Hicksville Road and Central Avenue in Bethpage killed Barbara Ryan, 44, and her 11-year-old daughter, Joanna.

Barbara Ryan, 44, and her daughter, Joanna, 11,

Photo credit: Handout | Barbara Ryan, 44, and her daughter, Joanna, 11, were killed April 7, 2010, in a car accident in Bethpage.

COMPLETE COVERAGE:Mother, daughter killed in Bethpage crash

A decision on whether to cite a trucker who witnesses said drove his big rig through a Bethpage red light, causing a collision that killed a mother and her daughter, won't be made until the crash reconstruction is completed, police said yesterday.

Wednesday afternoon's crash, at Hicksville Road and Central Avenue, killed Barbara Ryan, 44, and Joanna Ryan, 11, as they rode in their 2006 Pontiac.

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