Crime & Safety
Taxi Crashes Into Parked Van; Passenger Critically Hurt
It happened just before 4 a.m. Thursday in Uniondale.
UNIONDALE, NY — A taxi struck a parked van early Thursday in Uniondale, leaving a passenger in critical condition.
Nassau police say a 24-year-old man, using a 2012 Ford Escape as a taxi, collided with the unoccupied van on Front Street near Maple Street.
It happened just before 4 a.m.
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A 35-year-old male passenger was taken to a local with severe injuries. The driver also went to a hospital, but was treated and released.
Police are investigating.
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