One driver was killed and the other injured in a two-car crash Monday morning in Islip Terrace, police said.

The accident occurred at 6:58 a.m. at Sea Cliff Street and Lowell Avenue, police said.

William Geist, 51, of Islip Terrace, was driving a 1999 Saturn east on Sea Cliff and Maria Creedon, 31, of Greenlawn, was heading south on Lowell in a 2005 Maxima when the cars collided, police said.

Both drivers were taken by ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where Geist was pronounced dead a short time later. Creedon, who sustained multiple injuries including a fractured right knee, was in satisfactory condition, police said.

Both cars were impounded for safety checks, police said.

Detectives urge anyone with information about the crash to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

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