Yousef Shaker, 20, and Lauren Stephan, 18, die in second collision after exiting disabled vehicle on Long Island Expressway in Old Westbury, New York
Modified Date:
Wed, 05/03/2017 - 2:39pmAccident Date:
Monday, May 23, 2016Long Island Expressway Crash Leaves 2 Dead In Old Westbury
Police said a 20-year-old man was driving a BMW with three other passengers inside when his car became disabled in the westbound HOV lane.
When the driver and one of his passengers, an 18-year-old woman, got out of the car to check it, a GMC Yukon hit the BMW, police said.
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Lauren Stephan, 18, of Salem, and Yousef Shaker, 20, of Ridgewood, Queens, were standing outside a BMW with two other people between exits 40 and 39 in Old Westbury when a GMC Yukon struck the BMW, causing Stephan and Shaker to be thrown over the median into the eastbound lanes, police say.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics:
Disabled VehiclesPeople Involved:
Lauren Stephan
Yousef Shaker
Roadway:
Long Island ExpresswayCity:
Old Westbury, NYCounty:
Nassau County, NYArea:
New York, NY
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