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Authorities: One Woman Killed, Another Injured in Manorville Head-On Crash

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By Published: April 05 2023

LongIsland.com

Mary Brennen was driving southbound on Wading River Road when her vehicle crossed into the northbound lane, striking another vehicle, cops say.

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Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a head-on crash that killed a woman in Manorville on Tuesday, April 4.
 
Mary Brennen was driving a 2018 Hyundai Tucson southbound on Wading River Road, north of Par Drive, when her vehicle crossed into the northbound lane, striking a 2019 Nissan Rogue, driven by Sheryl Gochman, at approximately 9:25 a.m.
 
Both women were transported via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital.
 
Brennen, 40, of Manorville, was pronounced dead at the hospital and Gochman, 68, of Manorville, was admitted for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
 
Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.