Peter R. Smith, Patricia A. O’Neill, Heath Miller and William Price Car Accident: Four killed in “tragic” head-on crash in East Marion.
Southold Town Police said that four people died when two cars crashed head-on in East Marion late Friday night.
Authorities say that the Southold Town Police Department and the New York State Police accident reconstruction team are looking into the accident that happened at 11:33 p.m. on State Route 25.
Heath Miller, 47, of Greenport, and William Price, 55, of Wilton, Conn., were driving a 2023 Tesla west on Rt. 25 when it crashed into a 2020 Ford Explorer driven by Peter R. Smith, 80, and carrying Patricia A. O’Neill, 66, of Brooklyn.
The reason for the crash is being looked into.
The East Marion, Orient, and Southold Fire Departments, as well as the Suffolk County Police Emergency Services Unit, went to the scene.