Crime & Safety
Drunk Driver Crashed Truck Through Teen's Bedroom: Nassau Police
Police say the man drove through the home, then fled. He was found later by K-9 dogs. Watch video of the crash here.
WESTBURY, NY — A Brentwood man was arrested early Thursday morning after driving through a home in Westbury while drunk, Nassau County police said.
According to police, Blas Flores-Velasquez, 42, drove a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado through a home on Cypress Lane at 12:45 a.m. and came to a stop on the home's back lawn. Police say three people were in the home at the time, but none were injured. According to CBS News, the truck drove through a 13-year-old's bedroom as he slept, missing him by inches.
Police say Flores-Valesquez fled the scene on foot after the crash. Police set up a perimeter around the area, and say they found Flores-Valesquez hiding in a wooded area near the Wantagh Parkway a few hours later, with the help of a K-9 unit.
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Flores-Velasquez was charged with driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an incident with property damage and operation of a motor vehicle by an unlicensed driver. He is scheduled to be arraigned later today in First District Court in Hempstead.
@fox5ny Two surveillance cameras captured the moment the driver of pickup truck slammed in a home in Westbury. More tonight at 5p pic.twitter.com/CX1KABeyY3
— Jodi Goldberg (@JodiGFox5NY) May 12, 2022
A pickup truck slams into a home, plows through the backyard almost hitting a second home. The miracle the family says happened. And the search for the driver in Westbury, Nassau County. @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/mScbPUcykw
— Romney Smith (@RomneySmith) May 12, 2022
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