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Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a woman in Lindenhurst last night.
 
Yaneris Batista-Almonte was driving a 2009 Toyota sedan westbound on Sunrise Highway when the vehicle turned left onto southbound Straight Path and was struck on the passenger side by an eastbound 2020 Honda SUV driven by Gregory Marchini at approximately 11 p.m.
 
Emely Tejada, 21, of Amityville, a front seat passenger in the Toyota, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where she was pronounced dead. Batista-Almonte, 23, of Copiague and Kelvin Batista, 17, of Oakdale, a backseat passenger in the Toyota, were transported to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Marchini, 33, of Oakdale, and a front seat passenger in the Honda were not injured.
 
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152.
 
 
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Authority:        
Rodney K. Harrison, Commissioner               22-323869
Suffolk County Police Department                  JM/0355