1 dead, 1 seriously injured in head-on crash on Wading River Road in Manorville

One woman was killed, another seriously injured, in a head-on collision between two sport utility vehicles Tuesday morning in Manorville, Suffolk County police said.

Suffolk County Police said Mary Brennen, 40, of Manorville was driving a 2018 Hyundai Tucson heading south on Wading River Road when she veered into the opposite lane about 9:20 a.m. and crashed head-on into a 2019 Nissan Rogue about 9:20 a.m. north of Par Drive.

Police said both drivers were airlifted by police medevac helicopters to Stony Brook University Hospital, where Brennen was pronounced dead.

The driver of the Nissan, Sheryl Gochman, 68, of Manorville, was seriously injured in the crash, but was expected to survive, police said.

Wading River Road was closed between South Street and Sunrise Highway for investigation and cleanup. The road was reopened shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”