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16-Year-Old Girl Killed in Old Brookville Crash

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A teenage girl was killed and three boys hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash

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A teenage girl was killed and three boys hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash near a Long Island intersection.
 
It happened around 3:35 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8 in Old Brookville.
 
A 2008 Nissan was traveling westbound on Chicken Valley Road when the 16-year-old female operator lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree near the intersection of Brookville Lane, Nassau County Police said.
 
The three other occupants, boys ages 14, 15, and 16 were transported to local hospitals for treatment. The 16-year-old boy occupant is currently in critical condition. The other boys are both in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing.