Cops: Teen messing with iPod crashes into house
The driver of this Jeep crashed into a house on Yuma Lane after police said he was toying with his iPod late Thursday night in East Islip. (April 29, 2010) Credit: Robert Garofalo
Suffolk County police said the an East Islip teen told them he lost control of his 2005 Jeep while changing a song on his iPod, hit a parked car, drove across “a couple of lawns” — and crashed into a house on Yuma Lane at 11:11 p.m. Thursday.
Police said Jeffrey Verde, 18, suffered minor injuries, was treated at a hospital and released.
An 86-year-old woman in the home was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital as a precautionary measure after being shaken up by the ordeal, police said.
No charges were filed.
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