Incident location, Long Island
What Happened
Three people were hospitalized after a two-car collision at the intersection of Madison Street and Montauk Highway in Mastic late Wednesday night, according to News 12 Long Island, which first reported the incident. The crash occurred just after 10:30 p.m. and drew a response from the Mastic Fire Department, as well as Suffolk County Police.
According to Suffolk County police, as reported by News 12 Long Island, a 24-year-old woman from Shirley was operating a Honda sedan traveling northbound on Madison Street. She was in the process of making a right turn onto Montauk Highway when her vehicle collided with an Infiniti sedan traveling along Montauk Highway. The exact speed of either vehicle at the time of impact has not been disclosed by authorities, and no information on impairment has been officially reported.
The collision was serious enough that fire officials determined a “door pop” was required on one of the vehicles. Members of the Mastic Fire Department deployed Hurst tools — the hydraulic rescue equipment widely known as the Jaws of Life — to cut open a car door and gain access to at least one of the occupants, News 12 Long Island reported.
Three individuals in total were transported to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk, located in Patchogue. The driver of the Infiniti, identified as a 24-year-old man from Mastic Beach, was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according to Suffolk County police. The driver of the Honda — the 24-year-old Shirley woman — and a 20-year-old passenger who was riding with her were also taken to the same facility, both reported to have sustained minor injuries.
No fatalities were reported as a result of the crash. As of the time of publication, no charges had been announced by Suffolk County police in connection with the collision, and no official statement regarding the cause of the crash beyond the described turn maneuver has been released.
Location & Road Context
The crash took place at the intersection of Montauk Highway and Madison Street in Mastic, a hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven in central Suffolk County. Montauk Highway is a heavily traveled arterial roadway that stretches across the South Shore of Long Island, serving both local commuters and through traffic moving between communities in Suffolk County.
Our database shows that Montauk Highway has logged at least 10 recorded incidents in recent months alone. Notably, just ten days before this crash, on May 11, 2026, a man was charged in connection with a head-on collision that left several people injured on Montauk Highway — classified as a major severity incident. The corridor has also seen recent roadwork and utility work earlier this spring, which may have affected lane configurations and driver familiarity with the road in certain stretches. The Madison Street intersection, where northbound drivers merge onto the busy highway, is a particularly sensitive turning point given the flow of traffic on Montauk Highway at all hours.
Broader Impact
This crash is the latest in a string of serious incidents along the Mastic and broader Montauk Highway corridor in recent weeks. Just the day before this collision, on May 20, 2026, a Mastic man was charged with stabbing a 71-year-old during a road rage dispute — underscoring a troubling pattern of roadway-related violence and crashes in the immediate area. Additionally, a Mastic woman was seriously injured in a rush-hour Sunrise Highway crash as recently as April 30, 2026. The concentration of moderate-to-major incidents in and around Mastic in a compressed timeframe raises concerns about intersection safety and nighttime driving conditions on the South Shore’s major surface roads.