Crime & Safety

Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Islip; 1 Hurt: FD

The pole was cracked in half during the single-vehicle crash, fire officials say.

A vehicle crashed into a utility pole at Commack Road and 40th Street in Islip, leaving one person with minor injuries, fire officials said. (Courtesy of the Islip Fire Department)
A vehicle crashed into a utility pole at Commack Road and 40th Street in Islip, leaving one person with minor injuries, fire officials said. (Courtesy of the Islip Fire Department) (Islip Fire Department)

ISLIP, NY — One person suffered minor injuries after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole in Islip on Monday afternoon, according to the Islip Fire Department.

Islip firefighters and Exchange Ambulance of the Islips responded to the intersection of Commack Road and 40th Street at about 5:26 p.m., officials said.

Responders found a single-vehicle crash with no one trapped inside the vehicle, according to the department.

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The utility pole was cracked in half by the impact, and PSEG Long Island was notified to make repairs, officials said.

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