Head-on crash kills woman in Bethpage; other driver critical, charged with DWI, police say
Nassau County police investigate a fatal head-on collision on Seamans Neck Road in Bethpage, Tuesday night. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A late-night two-car head-on collision claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman on Tuesday in Bethpage.
The driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash, who was critically injured, was charged with drunken driving, police said.
Nassau police said the crash occurred on Seamans Neck Road just before midnight. On Thursday, police identified the victim as Cindy Saborio, of Wantagh.
Saborio was driving a 2008 Honda Accord southbound on Seamans Neck when her car was struck head-on by a 2013 Honda Pilot driven northbound by Joseph Curto, 54, of Seaford, police said.
Saborio was pronounced dead at the scene; Curto was transported to a hospital in critical condition, police said.
Following an initial investigation at the crash scene, police said Curto was charged with driving while intoxicated.
He faces arraignment when medically practicable, police said.
More coverage: Every 7 minutes on average a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island. A Newsday investigation found that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people. To search for fatal crashes in your area, click here.
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