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Nilda Jewell, 56, killed; Dylan Hughes, 24, one child minorly injured in two-vehicle crash on Montauk Highway in East Moriches, Long Island

Modified Date: 
Tue, 11/03/2015 - 11:50am
Accident Date: 
Friday, August 14, 2015

L.I. man injured, baby unharmed in fiery collision

A Long Island man and his infant daughter miraculously survived a fiery car crash that left another man dead, officials said Saturday. The driver of the Jeep Liberty died at the scene and has not been identified. Witnesses told police the Jeep Liberty was heading toward New York when it crossed over the yellow line, struck Hughes' pickup and burst into flames. Dylan Hughes was driving a Ford pickup truck east on Montauk Highway with his 6-month-old daughter when an oncoming Jeep Liberty slammed into it in East Moriches about 8:40 p.m. Hughes, 24, managed to flee his truck with his daughter and suffered only minor injuries, officials said.

UPDATE - East Moriches Crash Leaves One Driver Dead After Vehicle Crosses Over into Oncoming Traffic

Nilda Jewell, 56, has been identified as the woman who was killed in a motor vehicle crash on Montauk Highway in East Moriches on August 14. 
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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Fire, Children/Minors Involved
People Involved: 
Dylan Hughes
Nilda Jewell
Roadway: 
Montauk Highway
City: 
East Moriches, NY
County: 
Suffolk County, NY
Area: 
New York, NY

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