Man arrested in DWI crash in Woodbury that hurt girl, cops say

A 59-year-old Huntington man has been arrested, charged with vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated after a head-on crash that left a 10-year-old girl critically injured Tuesday night in Woodbury, Nassau County police said.

The girl, whose identity was not released, suffered a head injury in the crash and was taken to a hospital. Police said her mother, 43, sustained minor injuries.

The crash occurred on two-lane Woodbury Road near Winthrop Drive at 9:38 p.m. Police said Eugene Golden, of Timberline Drive, was driving a Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle northbound when he collided with a southbound Nissan, injuring the girl and her mother. Golden also sustained minor injuries, police said.

Golden was arraigned at the hospital Wednesday. A judge set bail at $10,000 bond or $5,000 cash. He was represented by Legal Aid, which does not comment on cases.

With Laura Blasey

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

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.”