Traffic & Transit
Alabama Woman Drives Car Into Bethpage Home, Gets Charged: Police
The driver could not get out of the car when it got stuck in a home's basement stairwell on Monday night, police say.
BETHPAGE, NY — An Alabama woman with a suspended license was charged after she drove her car into a Bethpage home on Monday night, Nassau police said.
Angela Wallace, 53, of Tuscaloosa, drove off the road and crashed into a Thorne Drive home at 10:15 p.m., police said. The vehicle was stuck in the basement stairwell, and Wallace could not get out of the vehicle, police said.
No residents were injured, police said.
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A pulley system was created by the Nassau County Police Department Emergency Services Unit and Bethpage Fire Department, and, using an attached wire harness, was able to free Wallace, police said. Wallace was treated for her injuries at a local hospital.
Wallace was found to have a suspended license and outstanding warrant, police said. She was charged with multiple vehicle and traffic law infractions.
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