Drunk Driver Hits 3 Cars, Crashes Into Pole, Brick Wall: PD

COPIAGUE, NY - A drunk Copiague man hit three cars before crashing into a utility pole and a brick wall while driving in Copiague on Thursday night, according to Suffolk Police.

Ellis DeLarosa, 45, was driving a 2008 Kia minivan southbound on North Strong Avenue at 7:21 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle and struck three occupied vehicles, police said.

He then fled westbound on Marconi Boulevard, where his car clipped a utility pole and then crashed into the wall, police said.

DeLarosa was arrested and charged with DWI.

He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip by Copiague Fire Department for treatment of minor injuries, police said.

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