Centereach crash sends driver to hospital, Suffolk cops say
Emergency personnel respond to a two-vehicle crash on Nicolls Road between Middle Country Road and Hammond Road in Centereach on Thursday, March 2, 2017. A male driver was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with minor injuries after the 9:20 a.m. crash, Suffolk County police said. Credit: Christopher Sabella
One person was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with minor injuries after a midmorning crash in Centereach, Suffolk County police said.
Police said the crash occurred on Nicolls Road, north of Middle Country Road, at about 9:20 a.m.
The accident occurred when the male driver of a southbound 1998 Volvo crossed the center median, striking a northbound 2009 Honda, police said.
Photos from the scene show the Volvo overturned perpendicular to the travel lanes.
The female driver of the Honda was not injured. The male driver of the Volvo was taken to Stony Brook by a Centereach Fire Department ambulance.
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