1 injured in Commack crash, officials say
Suffolk County police and the Commack Fire Department respond to a crash involving two cars on Harned Road near New Highway in Commack on Thursday night, Oct, 20, 2016. Credit: Steve Silverman
A two-car accident in Commack left one driver hospitalized Thursday night with non-life-threatening injuries, police and fire officials said.
The crash occurred on Harned Road near New Highway at 8:04 p.m., Suffolk County police said. One of the vehicles hit a pole.
Commack Fire Department firefighters and a crew from the Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. One driver was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore.
His condition was not immediately known.
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