Cops: Driver hurt in crash that split car in two in Mount Sinai

A 20-year-old woman escaped serious injury in a single-car crash Friday in Mount Sinai that left the car split in two, its engine and debris scattered across a roadway, police said.

The identity of the driver was not released, but Suffolk County police said she was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of undisclosed minor injuries.

Police said the crash occurred on southbound County Road 83, about a mile north of Canal Road, at about 1:20 a.m.

Photos from the scene showed the 2018 Honda Accord, the front end sheared off. Police said the car struck a fence and a tree before coming to rest. It was unclear if conditions were a factor.

No charges were filed.

By John Valenti

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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.”