Crime & Safety
Three Injured in Hempstead Turnpike Crash
Minivan reportedly rear-ends pick-up truck at red light.

Three people were injured when the minivan they were traveling in rear-ended a pick-up truck on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown Tuesday afternoon.
According to a fire official, the accident occurred at the Shelter Lane intersection while the pick-up truck was stopped at a red light.
The Nassau County Police Emergency Services Unit had to cut the door from the van to free the female driver. Levittown firefighters assisted in removing the injured and all were transported to Nassau University Medical Center by police and fire ambulances, according to a fire official.
Harry Loud contributed to this report.
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