Crime & Safety
Four Hospitalized After Blown Red Light Crash in Suffolk County: Cops
One woman needed to be extricated from a car Tuesday night. She was airlifted to the hospital.
COMMACK, NY - Four people were hospitalized after a blown red light crash in Commack on Tuesday night, according to Suffolk Police.
At 11:35 p.m. a man driving a 1998 Dodge Durango went through a red light and collided with a 2016 Toyota Prius that was exiting North Ridge Primary School at 300 Town Line Road, police said.
The Durango, which was carrying three passengers, then struck a pole in front of the school.
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A woman in the back seat was extricated and transported via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital, police said.
Her condition is unknown at this time.
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The driver and another passenger were transported to a local hospital by Commack Ambulance with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
The male driver of the Prius was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore with non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation is continuing.
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