Driver critical after hitting utility pole in Farmingville, police say
An Islandia man was critically injured Sunday when, Suffolk police said, he lost control of his car and crashed into a utility pole in Farmingville.
David Hoffman, 54, was traveling south on College Road, near Lakeland Place, when his 2007 Mercedes sedan crashed and overturned at around 6:30 p.m., according to police.
Farmingville Rescue ambulance took Hoffman to Stony Brook University Hospital, police said.
By Chau Lam
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