Crime & Safety

Man Hurt Falling Through Roof Of Nassau Residence: Police

The victim was taken to a hospital with head and neck injuries.

WOODMERE, NY — A man was injured when he fell through a roof he was working on.

Nassau police the incident happened just before 10:30 a.m. Monday at a residence on Lafayette Place. The 27-year-old victim was lying on the ground, after tumbling from the third-floor roof, when officers arrived.

He suffered head and neck injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, authorities said.

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Police are investigating.

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