Two women were rushed to the hospital with stab wounds early Saturday after a fight inside a car spilled into a Quick Chek gas station in Middletown, with one victim found bleeding outside a vehicle and the other discovered inside the store's restroom. Police say the women knew each other, and both are expected to survive.
According to DailyVoice.com, the incident happened at approximately 4:41 a.m. at the Quick Chek at 1 James P. Kelly Way, per police. Officers determined the stabbing stemmed from an altercation inside a vehicle occupied by a 23-year-old woman, with the two women having been driving together before the dispute spilled into the gas station.
Officers Find Victims in Two Separate Locations
Responding officers found the 23-year-old woman outside a vehicle stopped on Route 17M, suffering multiple stab wounds and serious injuries to her torso and extremities, the outlet's report states. A second victim, a 21-year-old woman with several stab wounds, was located inside the Quick Chek's women's restroom.
Police transported both women to the hospital in a patrol vehicle rather than waiting on an ambulance. The 23-year-old's injuries were described as not life-threatening, though she underwent surgery at Garnet Health Medical Center. The 21-year-old suffered what police characterized as superficial injuries.
Garnet Health Medical Center, where the 23-year-old underwent surgery, is a verified Level II adult trauma center with trauma services available around the clock. It is the first Level II adult trauma center in Orange County, and its trauma unit includes dedicated emergency-department treatment rooms for severely injured patients. The hospital’s trauma program serves patients from emergency evaluation through surgery and rehabilitation.
Second Victim Taken Into Custody
Police said the 21-year-old woman had a knife and became combative, refusing to comply with officers. She was taken into custody and given medical treatment, and charges against her are pending, according to police. No other suspects are being sought.
New York’s second-degree assault statute includes intentionally causing physical injury with a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, an offense classified as a class D felony. That provision is legal context, not an indication of what charges may be filed in this case: police have said charges are pending, and prosecutors have not publicly identified an offense. The state statute sets out the elements of the offense.
Authorities said the two women knew each other and that there is no broader threat to the community. The investigation remains ongoing, and witnesses are asked to contact Middletown police at 845-343-3151.
