Cops: Driver in North Massapequa hurt after object hits windshield

A woman suffered cuts to her face and mouth after the windshield of the sport utility vehicle she was driving was shattered by an unknown object Tuesday morning on the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway in North Massapequa, police said.

The incident occurred at 9:46 a.m. on the northbound roadway just south of Exit 6, Nassau County police said.

Police said the woman was transported to a hospital for treatment. Her condition was not immediately known.

Photos from the scene showed the windshield of the vehicle, a Toyota 4Runner, shattered with a small area of penetration through the glass just to the right of the driver’s seat. Additional details were not immediately available.

By John Valenti

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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.”