Traffic & Transit
Man In Serious Condition After Multiple Car Crashes: Nassau PD
Police say the man hit a parked car, a taxi and then drove into a building.
WESTBURY, NY — A 19-year-old man is in serious condition after being involved in multiple crashes in Westbury Thursday night.
According to police, the man — who police did not identify — was driving west on Prospect Avenue, near Rose Street, at 8:45 p.m. when he hit a parked car. He then turned west onto Union Avenue, where he collided with a taxi. As a result of that crash, the man lost control of his car and crashed into an unoccupied building on Union Avenue.
The man suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he is in serious condition.
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Police say the driver of the taxi, a 46-year-old man, was uninjured. He remained at the scene until police arrived.
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