Driver in LIE alcohol-involved crash leaves passenger dead
A driver in an eastbound sedan was recorded with alcohol involvement in a Nov. 19, 2023 crash on the Long Island Expressway that killed 23-year-old passenger Cameron Mency, a Long Island woman remembered as having a bright future.
What We Know
At about 4:29 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2023, a licensed male driver in a 2021 Honda sedan was merging east on the Long Island Expressway when the collision was recorded. The record lists alcohol involvement and driver inattention or distraction for the sedan driver, and it lists two eastbound SUV drivers going straight ahead. Cameron Mency, a 23-year-old rear-seat passenger in the sedan, was killed; three other motorists were injured. The Daily News identified Mency as a Long Island woman and reported that neighbors in her tight-knit community described her as having a bright future.
Cameron Mency was a rear-seat passenger
The official record identifies the person killed as a 23-year-old female passenger seated in the rear of the sedan. The Daily News named her as Cameron Mency, a Long Island woman, and reported that a neighbor in her tight-knit community felt as though he had lost one of his own.
Alcohol was recorded as a factor for the sedan driver
The crash record lists alcohol involvement for the collision and lists alcohol involvement and driver inattention or distraction as contributing factors for the sedan driver. The Daily News described the incident as a drunk-driving crash.
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