Crime & Safety

Drunk Babylon Woman Hospitalized After Crashing Into Pole: Police

The 51-year-old had to be extracted from the car by the West Babylon Fire Department, police said.

WEST BABYLON, NY - A Babylon woman was arrested for driving drunk crashing into a pole in West Babylon on Thursday night, according to Suffolk Police.

Karen Zangri, 51, was driving a 2016 Honda Pilot northbound on Little East Neck Road near Rutland Road when she lost control of the car and crashed into a pole at 11:30 p.m., police said.

The car overturned on the driver’s side, and the Zangri had to be extracted by West Babylon Fire Department.

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She was then transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of minor injuries, police said.

Zangri was arrested and charged with DWI, police said.

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