Woman Killed in Collision With Drunk Driver

A woman died early Thursday morning due to injuries she suffered when the vehicle she was traveling was struck by a drunk driver.

Karen Naclerio-Negrin, 43, of Smithtown, was traveling southbound on Route 25A in Smithtown in her 1992 Volvo when a 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling northbound collided into her near Summerset Drive at 3:30 a.m.

Naclerio-Negrin was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck, John Harnage, 43, of Smithtown, was arrested at the accident scene and charged with driving while intoxicated. Harnage did not suffer any injuries.

The road was shut down for about six hours between Summerset Drive and Route 25 and reopened at about 9:15 a.m.