Crime & Safety
Nine Hospitalized After 10-Car Crash
The crash occurred after a 76-year-old ran a red light. He may have suffered a medical event, police say.
AMITYVILLE, NY - Nine people were hospitalized after a 10-vehicle crash in North Amityville on Tuesday afternoon, according to Suffolk Police.
At 12:05 p.m. a 76-year-old man, who was driving a Lexus sedan and may have suffered a medical event, sped up to a red light on Route 110 at Bentley Road and caused the crash.
The nine people were transported with non-life threatening injuries to three hospitals - Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage and Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow.
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No arrests were made. The road was closed for three hours.
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