Crime & Safety
Car Overturns, Bursts Into Flames After Crash Into Tree in Commack
A 19-year-old woman was able to escape from the car before it became engulfed in flames Saturday afternoon.
Photos by Steve Silverman and Matt Schwier
COMMACK, NY - A 19-year-old woman escaped with minor injuries Saturday afternoon after her car struck a tree, overturned and burst into flames in Commack.
Emergency responders from the Commack Fire Department, Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and Suffolk Police responded to the crash at about 12:20 p.m. on Verleye Avenue near Lefferts Avenue.
The driver of the Hyundai Elantra was able to free herself from the wreckage before the car became fully engulfed in flames. She was transported to Huntington Hospital, where she was being treated for minor injuries.
The Commack Fire Department responded with three engines and a heavy rescue truck. Firefighters rapidly extinguished the fire and used foam to cover the spilled gasoline.
Commack Fire Chief Andy Babajko was in command with the support of assistant chiefs Rich Myers, Paul Carnevale and Bobby Wilkins.
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