Car crashes into creek at Twin Lakes Preserve in Wantagh

A teenage driver was taken to a hospital after police said he crashed his Land Rover sport utility vehicle through a fence and into a creek late Thursday night in Wantagh.

The identity of the teen was not released. Nassau County police said he was the lone occupant of the SUV and he sustained non-life-threatening injuries. No criminality is suspected in the incident.

Police said the crash occurred at the intersection of Ewell Place and Old Mill Road at 10:15 p.m., the Land Rover crashing through a fence bordering the east side of Old Mill, then careening down an embankment into Bellmore Creek in the Twin Lakes Preserve. The preserve is adjacent to the southbound lanes of the Wantagh State Parkway and just north of Sunrise Highway.

First Precinct officers and the Wantagh Fire Department responded to the scene. Police said the investigation is continuing.

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.”