Mastic woman injured when car hits tree, Suffolk police say
Suffolk County police said Malinda Jackson, 31, of Mastic, sustained minor injuries after her vehicle went out of control and hit a tree at about 2 a.m. on Eleanor Avenue in Mastic. Credit: John Walthers
A Mastic woman sustained minor injuries after her car went out of control early Friday and she hit a tree, police said.
Suffolk County police said Malinda Jackson, 31, was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue by Mastic Ambulance after the single-car crash, which occurred at about 2 a.m. on Eleanor Avenue in Mastic.
Jackson was treated for “minor” injuries, police said.
Police said Jackson was making a left turn onto Eleanor when she lost control of her 2007 Hyundai, crashing into the tree. There was no criminality and she was not charged, police said.
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