Woman, 39, dies after car veers off LIE, spins and crashes into wooded area: police

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MEDFORD, N.Y. (WCBS 880) — A 39-year-old woman was killed in a single vehicle crash off the Long Island Expressway in Medford early Sunday morning, authorities said.

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Suffolk County Police said the woman was driving a 2010 Mercury Milan in the left lane of the westbound Long Island Expressway approaching Exit 65 when the car swerved across the roadway, before it spun around and crashed into a wooded area at around 12:35 a.m.

The victim, whose name is being withheld pending family notification, was transported to the Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where she was pronounced dead.

A 40-year-old man, who was passenger in the car, was transported to the same hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Officials said the vehicle was impounded for a safety check.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked the call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.

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