Woman killed, driver charged with DWI in Smithtown crash

BY JOHN VALENTI

A Smithtown woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident early Thursday after a pickup truck driven by a drunken driver collided with her car on Route 25A, police said.

The victim, Karen Naclerio-Negrin, 43, was driving her 1992 Volvo southbound on Route 25A in Smithtown when it was involved in the collision with a northbound 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by John Harnage, 43, near Summerset Drive at 3:30 a.m.

Naclerio-Negrin was pronounced dead at the scene. Harnage, of Oakside Road, Smithtown, was not injured and was arrested at the scene, charged with driving while intoxicated.

Harnage will be arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Central Islip, police said.

The road was closed for almost six hours between Summerset Drive and Route 25, as police conducted a crime scene accident investigation.

It was re-opened at about 9:15 a.m.

Fourth Squad detectives said the investigation remains ongoing and asked that anyone with information regarding the incident to call 631... or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.

Accident leaves 2 pedestrians dead, 1 critical

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A two-car accident killed a pedestrian and critically injured two others Tuesday night, authorities said.

The collision occurred near the intersection of Fountain and La Brea avenues, on the border of Los Angeles and West Hollywood, according to d'Lisa Davies of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Davies said the accident occured at 6:24 p.m, killing a 65-year-old woman at the scene. The other pedestrians, a man and woman in their 50s, were hospitalized in critical condition, she said. The drivers of the two cars suffered minor injuries.

It was unclear if the pedestrians were struck in the street or on a sidewalk, Davies said.