2 Hurt In Separate Crashes In Brookhaven Town On Monday Night: Police

BROOKHAVEN TOWN, NY —Two people were hurt in two separate crashes in Brookhaven Town on Monday night, Suffolk police said.

In the second crash, a 2025 Hyundai sedan westbound on Montauk Highway collided with a 2021 Honda SUV southbound on William Floyd Parkway at around 9:15 p.m., according to police.

The driver of the Honda, a 21-year-old Shirley woman, was taken to NYU Langone-Suffolk in East Patchogue with a non-life-threatening injury, and the 17-year-old girl driving the Hyundai was not hurt, police said.

In the first crash, a 67-year-old woman's vehicle was struck from behind at around 6:45 p.m. at the intersection of Hawkins Avenue and Portion Road in Lake Ronkonkoma, according to police.

A 67-year-old Lake Ronkonkoma woman was driving a 2014 Hyundai sedan eastbound on Portion Road, when she stopped suddenly as an ambulance passed through the intersection of Hawkins Avenue and was hit from behind by a 2019 Volkswagen sedan driven by a 22-year-old Holbrook woman, police said.

The 67-year-old woman went to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said, adding that the 22-year-old was not hurt, according to police.

No citations were issued after either crash.