Police: Driver hurt in pickup truck overturn in Central Islip
The driver was hurt when her pickup overturned Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Central Islip, police said. Credit: Stringer News Service
A motorist was injured Monday morning when her pickup truck struck a utility pole in Central Islip and overturned, police said.
Ada Mejia, 41, of Bay Shore, was northbound on Wheeler Road near Dietz Street when she lost control of her Dodge Ram about 1:20 a.m. and hit the pole, Suffolk County police said.
She was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
A passenger, Jose Lopez, 48, of Central Islip, was not injured, police said.
Most dangerous spots for LI driversThere were 1,073 fatal car accidents on Long Island from 2012 to 2016, according to an examination of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. The agency compiled that data from law enforcement.
Where fatal crashes occur on LI and whySunrise and Montauk highways along New York State Route 27 had the most fatal car accidents on Long Island from 2012 to 2015, according to data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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