Woman, 20, rescued after car crashes into pond in Smithtown, officials say
A car sits partially submerged in water after emergency responders said the driver crashed into a pond on Route 25A and Summerset Drive on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Credit: James Carbone
A woman in her 20s was hospitalized Monday morning after being rescued from her car, which became partially submerged in a roadside pond following a crash in Smithtown, Suffolk County police said.
Police said the woman was rescued by members of the Smithtown Fire Department using "a flotation device" to reach her and was taken to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center for observation.
The unidentified woman was driving a Toyota sedan when she crashed through the guardrail along Route 25A, St. Johnland Road, near Summerset Drive at 8:49 a.m.
She was not charged, police said.
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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