Cops: East Meadow crash hurts 2, causes SUV to hit Stew Leonard’s

Two people were taken to a hospital with minor injuries after an evening rush-hour crash Wednesday in East Meadow, Nassau County police said.

After the collision, which involved a sedan and a sport utility vehicle, the SUV hit the side of the Stew Leonard’s on East Meadow Avenue — though police said it did not penetrate the building.

The crash occurred at the intersection of Maurice Avenue and East Meadow Avenue at 6:18 p.m., police said.

The scene is two blocks from a firehouse for the East Meadow Fire Department, which responded to the crash.

Two people were transported to nearby Nassau University Medical Center with undisclosed injuries.

Police said no one was charged.

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.”