Crime & Safety

Woman Crashes Lexus Into Melville Townhouse, Charged With DWI: Police

A Melville woman was charged with DWI after police said her Lexus left the road and crashed into a townhouse.

MELVILLE, NY — A woman was arrested on a drunken driving charge after crashing a vehicle into a Melville townhouse Thursday evening, Suffolk County police said.

Marianne Young, 66, of Melville, was driving a 2026 Lexus northbound on Northgate Circle when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a townhouse at 66 Northgate Circle at about 5:33 p.m., police said.

Young was taken to Huntington Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, according to police.

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She was charged with driving while intoxicated and was scheduled to be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Central Islip, police said.

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