Mother, Daughter Killed In Truck Crash

MYFOXNY.COM - A tractor-trailer slammed into a car carrying a mother and daughter in Bethpage, Long Island killing them on Wednesday evening.

Nassau County Police say the driver of the 18-wheeler failed to stop for a red traffic light at Hicksville Road and Central Park Avenue hitting a 2006 Pontiac carrying Barbara Ryan, 44, and Joanna Ryan, 11.

Two other cars were also involved in the collision. According to police, a 1998 Lincoln Town Car was struck and then hit a 1998 Honda sedan and a 1997 Mitsubishi.

The 71-year-old female driver of the Lincoln Town Car the 23-year-old male driver of the Honda were hospitalized with minor injuries

Police say the driver of the tractor-trailer passed a preliminary breath test and voluntarily submitted to a blood test for chemical substances. Criminality is not suspected.

Detectives are investigating.