Road in Bethpage reopens after crash
The scene of the accident Wednesday in Bethpage. Credit: Fully Involved Media Group LLC
A section of road in Bethpage was reopened Thursday afternoon, almost a full day after a Wednesday crash that knocked down three utility poles, wires and transformers, Nassau County police said.
The single-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Hicksville Road and Wantagh Avenue at 5:51 p.m. Wednesday, police said. It forced the closure of Hicksville Road between Central Avenue and Brenner Avenue until early Thursday afternoon.
The driver of a blue 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe, whose identity was not released, was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. No criminality was involved.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
