The driver of a Chevy Cobalt was hurt after she...

The driver of a Chevy Cobalt was hurt after she went off the road on Merrick Avenue in North Merrick, hitting a utility pole before overturning and crashing into the front of a Duane Reade pharmacy. (Oct. 21, 2011) Credit: Paul Mazza

A 21-year-old woman was hospitalized after police said her out-of-control car crashed into a utility pole and a Duane Reade drugstore early Friday in North Merrick.

Police said the woman was driving a black 2007 Chevrolet on Merrick Avenue at 1:20 a.m. -- and said the car crashed into the pole, then the building.

No charges have been filed.

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