Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Oceanside Store

OCEANSIDE, NY - A driver was hospitalized after crashing into a building in Oceanside on Saturday afternoon, according to the Oceanside Fire Department.

The fire department received a report that a car had struck a commercial building on Long Beach Road at about 12:05 p.m.

The driver of the car was transported to a local hospital while Oceanside EMS Medics attended to the business owner. The condition of the driver is still unknown.

The business owner told members of the fire department he was sitting at his desk "just inches away" from where the car hit the wall.

After attending to the injured, the members secured the car and a small fluid spill in addition to checking the damage and structural stability of the building.

The Town of Hempstead Buildings Department was called to look at the damage to the building.

Photos courtesy of Keith Lane/OFD