Fort Salonga overturn may have been caused by ice, cops say
Police and firefighters at the scene of an accident, possibly caused by icy conditions, on Bread and Cheese Hollow Road near Brewster Avenue in Fort Salonga on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Credit: Jeff DiLavore
Police said “icy road conditions” are being investigated as a possible factor in a Fort Salonga crash Tuesday morning that left one person hospitalized with minor injuries.
Suffolk County police said the one-vehicle crash occurred at about 8:15 a.m. on Bread and Cheese Hollow Road near Brewster Avenue. Photos from the scene show a sport utility vehicle overturned against a tree. Police said a utility pole also was knocked down, forcing a closure of the road from 8:25 a.m. until 9:10 a.m.
The injured person, whose identity was not released by police, was transported to Huntington Hospital with minor injuries, police said. No one was charged in the crash.
Police said a road sander had been called to the area because of “icy conditions” and the conditions may have been a factor.
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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