Suffolk County

Man arrested after crashing stolen vehicle into Long Island house: SCPD

An 18-year-old was arrested after crashing a stolen vehicle into a Long Island house early Friday morning, injuring himself and three other passengers, two of whom are under age, Suffolk County Police said.

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A speeding car avoiding a traffic stop rams into a home in Suffolk County. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

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  • An 18-year-old was arrested after crashing a stolen vehicle into a Long Island house early Friday morning, injuring himself and three other passengers, two of whom are underage, Suffolk County Police said.
  • The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a home on Hamlin Avenue at 2:54 a.m., police said. No one inside the home was injured.
  • The driver was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries. His male passengers, 18, of Bay Shore, 15, of Islip, and 15, of Bay Shore, were also taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

An 18-year-old was arrested after crashing a stolen vehicle into a Long Island house early Friday morning, injuring himself and three other passengers, two of whom are underage, Suffolk County Police said.

According to police, officers observed a 2021 Honda traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 109, near Feustal Street, in West Babylon and attempted to pull over the vehicle when the driver fled at a high speed, driving through red lights and into oncoming traffic.

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The driver, an 18-year-old homeless man, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a home on Hamlin Avenue at 2:54 a.m., police said. No one inside the home was injured.

The driver was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries. His male passengers, 18, of Bay Shore, 15, of Islip, and 15, of Bay Shore, were also taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

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The driver has subsequently been charged with three counts of reckless endangerment in the first degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree, unlawful fleeing a police officer and reckless driving. Police said he was also issued numerous summonses for vehicle and traffic law violations.

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