Vehicle splits in two, snaps utility pole in West Babylon, police say

An early Sunday crash in West Babylon is being investigated by Suffolk police in which a driver hit and snapped a utility pole and split the vehicle in two before fleeing the scene, authorities said. Credit: Paul Mazza

By Vera Chinesevera.chinese@newsday.com @VeraChineseAugust 30, 2020

Suffolk police are investigating a crash in West Babylon early Sunday in which a driver hit and snapped a utility pole and split the vehicle in two, before fleeing the scene, authorities said.

Police responded to a report of a crash on the westbound Sunrise Highway service road between Sand Street and Farber Drive about 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The driver and any occupants of the vehicle had fled on foot before police arrived, police said.

The investigation is continuing.

By Vera Chinese

vera.chinese@newsday.com @VeraChinese

Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.

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