North Amityville house hit by car; driver flees, cops say
A house on 42nd Street in North Amityville sustained damage, but was not structurally compromised after a car slammed into it early Saturday, April 30, 2016, police said. Credit: Paul Mazza
Police are searching for a driver who crashed a car into a North Amityville house, then fled the scene early Saturday morning.
Suffolk County police said the 2011 Nissan Maxima struck a house on 42nd Street about 1:15 a.m.
Witnesses reported seeing the driver and passengers flee after the crash, police said.
The house was occupied, but no one inside was hurt. The home was damaged, but not structurally compromised, police said.
A police spokesman said he did not know how many people were inside the house at the time of the crash.
Police said they impounded the car and are continuing to investigate.
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