Crime & Safety

New Jeep Crashes Into Tree in Melville

The Jeep flipped onto its side Saturday morning, fire officials said.

A young woman escaped serious injury after her new Jeep struck a tree and flipped onto its side Saturday morning in Melville, fire officials said.

The Melville Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to the crash on Wintergreen Drive at 10 a.m.

The Melville Fire Department Rescue Squad took the young woman to Huntington Hospital for treatment.

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An ambulance, first responder, paramedic and fire police units responded to the scene, under the direction of assistant chief Paul Mahler.

Photos by Steve Silverman

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