Crime & Safety

Man Crashes Into Pedestrian, Pole, Charged With DWI: Cops

He lost control of his vehicle and hit both a pedestrian and a pole, police say.

MASTIC, NY — A man was charged with driving while intoxicated after hitting a pedestrian and a pole in a Shirley crash Friday night, police said.

According to Suffolk County Police, Steven Reid, 46, of Wyandanch, was arrested at 11:37 p.m. and charged with DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Reid was driving a 2005 Ford SUV north on Mastic Rd. near Wilson Ave. when he lost control of the vehicle, police said.

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The pedestrian was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, police said.

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