Crime & Safety

Elderly Driver Crashes In Commack Store: PD

The 83-year-old struck the storefront after accidentally hitting the accelerator instead of the brake.

COMMACK, NY - An elderly driver crashed into a store in Commack on Sunday afternoon.

Suffolk Police confirmed that the driver struck a building at 5025 Jericho Turnpike at 3:15 p.m.

It’s not clear whether or not there were injuries.

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According to a report in News12, the 83-year-old woman crashed into the Modell's Sporting Goods after she accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake at a stop sign.

She also hit two parked cars.

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