Jeep Plows Through Shed, Into Hauppauge Home After Medical Episode: Police

Police say the driver suffered an apparent medical episode before rear-ending another vehicle and crossing multiple properties.

By Kepherd Daniel, Patch Staff

Jul 10, 2026 1:44 pm EDT

A Jeep struck the side of a Hauppauge home after rear-ending another vehicle near Smithtown Bypass and Plaisted Avenue, police said. (Courtesy Smithtown Fire Department)

HAUPPAUGE, NY — Two people were hospitalized after a Jeep crashed into a home near Plaisted Avenue on Thursday evening, Suffolk County police said.

Fourth Precinct officers responded to the crash at 7:27 p.m. on July 9.

A 61-year-old Hauppauge man driving a 2015 Toyota was stopped at a red light in the westbound left-turn lane of Smithtown Bypass at Plaisted Avenue when a 2015 Jeep struck the Toyota from behind, police said.

The Jeep’s 25-year-old driver suffered an apparent medical episode before the collision, police said.

The impact pushed the Toyota into the intersection. The Jeep then turned south onto Plaisted Avenue, struck the front fence of a home and continued through the property’s back fence, police said.

The Jeep traveled through a neighboring property, crashed through a shed and struck the southeastern corner of a home at 30 Adrienne Lane, police said.

The Smithtown Fire Department said firefighters stabilized the vehicle, secured a gasoline leak from the damaged shed and shut off electrical service to the home. The residence sustained significant structural damage, fire officials said.

No one inside the home was injured. The two drivers were taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.

No charges have been filed.

The crash damaged the siding, drainage system and southeastern corner of a Hauppauge home, fire officials said. (Courtesy Smithtown Fire Department)

A Jeep is seen lodged against a home on Adrienne Lane after its driver suffered an apparent medical episode, police said. (Courtesy Smithtown Fire Department)

Damage to trees and landscaping marks the path of a Jeep that crossed multiple properties before striking a Hauppauge home, police said. (Courtesy Smithtown Fire Department)

A shed and fencing were damaged as a Jeep traveled through neighboring properties before crashing into a Hauppauge home, police said. (Courtesy Smithtown Fire Department)