Thomas Keane, of West Babylon, charged with DWI after SUV crashes into house

Firefighters at the scene of crash in West Babylon Tuesday... — Firefighters at the scene of crash in West Babylon Tuesday where an SUV crashed into a home after its driver was attempting to back out of his driveway. Credit: Paul Mazza

By Maureen Mullarkeymaureen.mullarkey@newsday.comUpdated November 27, 2024

Suffolk police charged a West Babylon man with driving while intoxicated after he crashed an SUV into a neighbor’s house.

Thomas Keane, 64, was backing out a 2011 GMC Yukon SUV from the driveway of his Justice Street home about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday when he crashed into a vehicle parked across the street, police said.

The GMC then careened into the house across from Keane’s, also on Justice Street. No passengers were in the other vehicle at the time, police said.

The residents of the home, a man and three children, were evacuated. No one was injured, police said.

Authorities were called to assess the structural damage to the house, and the GMC was impounded, police said.

First responders were on the scene of a crash on... — First responders were on the scene of a crash on Justice Street in West Babylon where an SUV crashed into a home. The driver was charged with DWI. Credit: Paul Mazza

Keane was charged with driving while intoxicated and held overnight, police said. At his arraignment Wednesday at First District Court, Keane pleaded not guilty, according to court records.

He was released on bail with a "license suspension pending prosecution" as well as unspecified nonmonetary conditions, the records show.

Keane's next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 11.

By Maureen Mullarkey

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Maureen Mullarkey is a breaking news reporter at Newsday. She previously worked as a reporter for Patch, where she covered a range of Long Island stories on topics such as the Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy and the Babylon School District abuse scandals.