Passenger Dies in Mattituck Crash Over July Fourth Weekend

A woman died and four people were injured in a two-car crash in Mattituck on Sunday afternoon.

Southold Town police are investigating what caused the July 5 accident at the intersection of County Road 48 and Westphalia Road at 4:15 p.m. According to police, a 2014 Ford sport utility vehicle was traveling west on County Road 48, approaching the intersection, when the operator failed to stop for a red light. The Ford SUV rear-ended a 2017 Honda Civic that was stopped at the intersection, waiting for the light turn green to continue west.

A 23-year-old woman, a passenger in the Honda Civic, died from her injuries.

Her name was not immediately released, nor were the names of the drivers involved.

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