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Woman hurt after crashing into police car

Police said Jessica Schifano, 25, of Greenlawn, driving

Photo credit: Paul Mazza | Police said Jessica Schifano, 25, of Greenlawn, driving a red 2010 Honda, crashed into a marked police cruiser in Greenlawn and then led officers on a pursuit that ended when she crashed into a utility pole on Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station. (Jan. 6, 2012)

A woman was injured after she crashed into a police car in Greenlawn, led officers on a short pursuit and then crashed again on Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station early Friday morning, Suffolk County police said.

The Suffolk police officer whose patrol car was struck was not injured, police said.

The woman, Jessica Schifano, 25, of Greenlawn, was transported to Huntington Hospital...

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