Nassau Man Fled Officers, Caused Crash: Police

A Nassau man was arrested on Friday after police say he caused a crash after running a red light.

According to police, a 2005 Honda was heading west on Hempstead Turnpike at 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28. Police tried to stop the car for multiple vehicle and traffic law violations, but the driver refused to stop, police said. Officers said they saw a woman in the passenger seat screaming, crying and waving her arms in distress.

The driver, Keith Addison, 54, of Greenwich Street, Hempstead, drove through a red light on Uniondale Avenue, police said, and turned onto Front Street. There, he lost control of the car and struck two other cars heading east.

Addison was placed under arrest without incident, police said. He and the driver of one of the cars he struck were taken to a hospital for treatment.

Addison is charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, violation of probation for an unrelated incident and several vehicle and traffic law violations. He will be arraigned when medically practical.

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