Two hurt in Lindenhurst car crash
A Mercury Mountaineer SUV traveling westbound on Sunrise Highway rear-ended a Toyota Corolla stopped for a red light at the intersection of Straight Path in Lindenhurst, police said. (June 5, 2012) Credit: Paul Mazza
Two drivers were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip Tuesday with non-life-threatening injuries suffered in an accident on Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst, police said.
The two-vehicle crash occurred just before 8:30 p.m.
Police said there were no passengers in either vehicle.
Police did not release the identities of either driver. No one was charged in the crash.
The accident occurred when a Mercury Mountaineer SUV traveling westbound on Sunrise Highway rear-ended a Toyota Corolla stopped for a red light at the intersection of Straight Path, police said.
The driver of the Toyota suffered broken bones and a head injury, police said, while the driver of the Mountaineer suffered a head injury.
The road was closed for about one hour, police said.
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