Crime & Safety
Woman Killed in Sunrise Highway Crash in West Babylon
Unidentified woman was hit from behind by a box truck Wednesday afternoon, sending her car into a guardrail, police say.
A woman was killed in West Babylon Wednesday afternoon after her car was rear-ended by a box truck on Sunrise Highway, police said.
The woman, who hasn't yet been identified, was driving westbound in the center lane in a 1990 Geo west of Little East Neck Road at 3 p.m. when she slowed down. That's when a 2009 International truck hit her from behind, sending her car into a guardrail, police said.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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The driver of the truck, Ramis Kirlangic, 49, of Fairview, New Jersey, wasn't injured. The truck is owned by Sarcona Management, a New Jersey company that delivers paper to print shops, police said.
Police said they don't expect to file any criminal charges against Kirlangic.
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Police are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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