Cops: Audi driver hurt in 1-car crash into woods in Smithtown
A car struck a guardrail on Route 25A in Smithtown Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, careering down an embankment into a wooded area, police said. Credit: James Carbone
A 50-year-old man from East Northport was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after his car struck a guardrail on Route 25A in Smithtown Tuesday morning, careering down an embankment into a wooded area, police said.
The identity of the man was not released.
Suffolk County police said the driver lost control of his Audi sedan at about 9:15 a.m. The accident occurred south of Summerset Drive.
The driver was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital by Smithtown Fire Department Ambulance.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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