Five hurt in LIE service road crash, police say
Brentwood Fire Department personnel respond to the scene of an accident involving five people, including two children, on Express Drive South at Washington Avenue in Brentwood late Thursday evening, May 21, 2015. One of the vehicles ended up on the lawn of a home. Credit: Chris Sabella
Five people, including two children, suffered minor injuries when two vehicles collided late Thursday at an intersection along the eastbound Long Island Expressway service road in Brentwood, police said.
Suffolk County police said the T-bone crash occurred on Express Drive South at Washington Avenue at 10:12 p.m.
Police said two adults and two children were in one vehicle, while a solo driver was in the other. All five were transported to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said.
Photos showed that one of the vehicles ended up on the lawn of a home. Brentwood Fire Department personnel responded to the scene.
Police said no one was charged in the crash, and the investigation is continuing.
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.”
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