Man rescued from car fire faces DWI charge
Photo credit: SCPD | Andrew Harvanek, 55, of 19 Farmhouse Dr., Ridge, was pulled to safety by a Suffolk County Seventh Precinct officer after Harvanek's car hit a tree and caught fire just before 1 a.m. Saturday on Randall Road in Ridge, police said. Harvanek was charged with driving while intoxicated after being treated for injuries at a hospital, police said. (Feb. 11, 2012)
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A Ridge man was charged with driving while intoxicated after his car crashed into a tree and a police officer pulled him away from his burning car, Suffolk County police said.
Andrew Harvanek, 55, was driving a 2009 Mazda on Randall Road when he lost control and slammed into a tree north of Middle Country Road just before 1 a.m. Saturday.
Witnesses said that Harvanek collapsed near the...
