NCPD: One Dead, One Injured in Inwood Three-Car Accident
The Homicide Squad reports the details of a Serious Vehicular Accident that occurred on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 5:25 PM in Inwood.
According to detectives, a 2018 white Honda operated by a male, 64, was driving southbound on Nassau Expressway (Route 878) where he was in collision with a blue 2019 Honda being operated by a female, 24, who was driving northbound. A result of the collision caused the blue Honda to strike a 2020 dark colored Kia being operated by a female, 49, who was also traveling northbound.
The passenger of the white Honda, Yvette Hughes of Chambers, Pennsylvania, 59, was transported to an area hospital where she was listed in critical condition and the driver along with a juvenile passenger, were not injured. The operator of the blue Honda was air lifted to a nearby hospital where she is listed in stable condition. The operator of the Kia remained at scene and was not injured.
Hughes later succumbed to her injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
Detectives request anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.