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Grand Island Mother And Daughter Killed On Slick NY Road

Buffalo Police say that weather was the main factor in a deadly New York crash that killed a young mother and her baby daughter on January 6. The police and fire department reported that 22-year-old Stephanie Ali and her 9-month-old daughter were driving along Grand Island Boulevard when Ali lost control of her Toyota Prius and slid out of her lane and into oncoming traffic. She was traveling northbound at around 6:30 pm at the time of the fatal car accident.

Her car was struck on the passenger’s side by 43-year-old Michael Szmanski and his son 17-year-old Mark Szmanski. They were towing a trailer with snowmobiles when the cars collided. Neither father or son were injured seriously in the NY car accident, which took place east of Bedell Road in Grand Island. Mother and baby, who were both from Grand Island, were pronounced dead at Kenmore Mercy Hospital in Tonawanda, New York.

Rescue workers, police, and local meteorologists agree that the roads were dangerous at the time of the accident. The weather was below freezing and the snow falling from the sky was granular and slick – akin to an icy drizzle covering the roads. Police say that no charges will be filed in this weather-related car accident.

Grand Island Boulevard was closed for several hours as workers cleaned up the accident and as investigators examined the scene of the car crash.

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