Police: Driver killed in Smithtown crash may have suffered medical event

Police say a 79-year-old woman was killed in a crash Thursday on Route 25A in Smithtown.

News 12 Staff

Aug 9, 2019, 2:10 AM

Updated 1,962 days ago

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Police say a 79-year-old woman was killed in a crash Thursday on Route 25A in Smithtown.
Police say Patricia Schmidt may have suffered a medical problem while at the wheel.
Detectives tell News 12 that Schmidt was making a right turn out of the parking lot of Stop & Shop when she veered off the road and slid into the woods.
She was pronounced dead at the hospital.