Rae Deprizio, of Middle Island, dies in East Patchogue crash, police say
The scene of a fatal crash on Woodside Avenue East in East Patchogue on Monday night. Credit: James Carbone
A Middle Island motorist died after her vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and struck an SUV in East Patchogue, Suffolk police said.
Rae Deprizio, 77, was driving west in a 2014 Kia Optima just after 6 p.m. Monday on Woodside Avenue East when she "crossed into the eastbound lane and struck a" Jeep Renegade, the Suffolk police said in a news release.
Deprizio was transported to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in East Patchogue, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the Jeep was transported to the same hospital for treatment of injuries not considered life threatening.
Police impounded both vehicles for safety checks, according to the release.
Detectives with the Suffolk County Police Department’s Fifth Squad based in Patchogue ask anyone with information regarding the crash to call them at 631-854-8552.
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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