One dead after Dodge drives into tree
One woman is dead and another seriously injured after a car crashed into a tree on Thursday afternoon.
The Suffolk County Police Department said Grace Quinones, 20, was driving north in a Dodge Caravan on Randall Road — north of Whiskey Road, along the border of East Shoreham and Ridge — at about 1:15 p.m. She lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree.
Her passenger, 38-year-old Deidre Bifulco, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Quinones was in critical condition at Stony Brook University Hospital.
According to addresses provided by police, Quinones and Bifulco are neighbors on Sally Lane in Ridge.
Detectives from the SCPD’s 7th Squad are investigating the single-car crash and police impounded the Dodge for a safety check.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call detectives at 631-852-8752.