Crime & Safety
Car Flips Over, Man Seriously Injured In North Amityville Crash: Cops
The impact of the crash caused his car to flip over, police say.
NORTH AMITYVILLE, NY — A man was seriously injured on Saturday, after his car flipped over in a North Amityville crash, Suffolk County police said.
A 77-year-old North Amityville man was driving a 2000 Ford Ranger southbound on Albany Avenue at about 11:26 a.m when he slowed the vehicle to make a right-hand turn into a driveway.
The Ford was then struck by a 2010 Nissan Murano that was traveling on the right-hand shoulder, causing the Ford to flip, police said.
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Officers on scene applied a tourniquet to the man's arm. He was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious physical injuries, police said.
The driver of the Nissan and their passenger were not injured in the crash, police said.
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Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.
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