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Lindenhurst Man Killed in Head-on Crash

One man was killed and a woman injured in a head-on crash Friday night in Lindenhurst, Suffolk County police said.

The fatal collision occurred around 7 p.m. when Jennifer Ginexi, who was driving her 2013 Ford Fusion north on Wellwood Avenue, was struck head-on by a 2013 Honda Civic, which had crossed into her lane, police said.

The driver of the Civic, 26-year-old Karim Abouelfadl of Lindenhurst, suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, police said.

Ginexi, 23, of North Babylon, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Suffolk police First Squad detectives are investigating the crash.

Both cars were impounded for a safety check, police said.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.