Thursday, February 4, 2010

Brookville Woman Dies in Crash

A Brookville woman died in a head-on collision on Route 28 early this morning.

State police say a car driven by 21-year-old Stephanie Mongelli drove into the opposite lane of travel at 12:23 a.m. and into the path of a tractor-trailer driven by 28-year-old Jose Mejia of Oyster Bay, N.Y.

Mongelli was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say she was not wearing a seatbelt.

Mejia was wearing a seatbelt and sustained minor injuries. He was taken to Brookville Hospital for treatment.

Route 28 was closed for about three hours.

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