Woman Dies in Rocky Point Crash

Suffolk County Seventh Precinct detectives are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a woman in Rocky Point.

Ruth Ellerd was driving a 2017 Honda HRV southbound on Rocky Point Yaphank Road, one-half mile north of Whiskey Road, on December 2, when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a tree at approximately 8:50 p.m.

Ellerd, 66, of Ridge, was transported via Rocky Point Rescue to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The Honda was impounded for a safety check.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.