4 Injured After Man Crashes Stolen Car Into West Babylon House: Cops

WEST BABYLON, NY — A man was arrested and charged after he crashed a stolen vehicle into a West Babylon house on Friday morning, Suffolk County Police said.

At about 2:52 a.m., officers observed a 2021 Honda traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 109, near Feustal Street, in West Babylon.

When officers attempted to pull over the vehicle and the driver fled, police said.

The driver, an 18-year-old homeless man, then traveled at a high rate of speed, drove through red lights and into oncoming traffic.

He then lost control of the vehicle, which struck a Hamlin Avenue home in West Babylon. No one inside the home was injured, police said.

The 18-year-old was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of
serious injuries, police said.

His male passengers, 18, of Bay Shore, 15, of Islip, and 15, of Bay Shore, were also taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver was charged with three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, fourth-degree criminal mischief, unlawful fleeing a police officer and reckless driving, police said. He was also issued multiple summonses for vehicle and traffic law violations.