Car slams into attached garage in Centereach, police say

A driver who police said lost control of her car crashed into a garage attached to a residence Friday in Centereach.

The incident occurred at a home at the corner of Elwood Road and Alden Lane at 7:51 a.m.

Suffolk County police said four people in the home at the time were not injured and the driver, whose identity was not released, declined medical attention. She was not charged.

Suffolk fire officials said firefighters from Centereach, Hagerman, Selden and Setauket responded to the scene, as did a crew from Port Jefferson Ambulance.

The Brookhaven Town fire marshal and town building inspector also responded and were assessing damage to the garage and surrounding structure.

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.”