WOODBURY – A three-car
crash on Route 6 a mile west of the Long Mountain Circle has claimed the
life of an Ozone Park woman.
State Police said the incident occurred around 1:10 p.m. on Saturday when
a 2017 Hyundai driven by Loreal Maldinaldo, 28, of Ozone Park was traveling
west and crossed into the eastbound lane, striking a 2017 Ford van head-on.
A 2008 Chevrolet going west struck the van as it came to a stop in the
westbound lane.
The Hyundai caught fire, but a passerby rescued the three occupants before
the fire spread.
Maldinaldo was pronounced dead at the scene and two passengers in her
car, a 13-year-old girl and a 21-year-old man, were transported to Westchester
Medical Center in critical condition.
The van driver, Nickelson Moreau, 36, of Nanuet, and his passenger, were
taken to Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill where
they were both listed in critical condition, police said.
No one in the Chevrolet was injured.
Route 6 was closed for four hours.
