4 Dead, 9 Injured After Car Crashes Into LI Nail Salon: Officials

DEER PARK, NY — Four people are dead and nine injured after a minivan crashed into Hawaii Nail & Spa at 796 Grand Boulevard in Deer Park, according to officials and multiple reports.

Suffolk County Police told Patch that major case unit detectives are investigating a crash at a store, located on Grand Boulevard, on Friday at 4:32 p.m. that injured multiple people and killed four.

Suffolk County Legislator Tom Donnelly confirmed the crash in a social media post: "Thoughts and prayers to the innocent patrons and employees involved in the horrific accident at Hawaii Nails on Grand Boulevard. I have been on the scene since the initial call and it is a tragic situation. Thank you to my fellow Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department responders and Chief Dominic Albanese, as well as all the first responders from the neighboring fire and rescue departments and everyone from Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services — heroes on the scene almost immediately and who I know will be there for many, many more hours."

Added New York State Senator Dean Murray on social media: "Please keep in your prayers, all who were involved in the horrible accident in Deer Park this afternoon . . including all of our first responders who were first on the scene."

Newsday reported that the vehicle was out of control and careened all the way to the back of the store, leading to four deaths, and nine hospitalized with injuries; employees and customers were trapped inside, according to Albanese in the report.

According to Eyewitness News, all of the deceased victims were inside the nail salon.

News12 said officials identified the crash as a "mass casualty" incident.

The driver was transported to an area hospital, the report said. An unknown number of passengers were trapped inside the vehicle, extricated and transported to the hospital, according to reports.