Traffic & Transit

Car Smashes Into Utility Pole In Levittown; 1 Hurt

The crashed forced the roadway to close while crews worked the scene.

The crashed forced the roadway to close while crews worked the scene.
The crashed forced the roadway to close while crews worked the scene. (Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.)

LEVITTOWN, NY — A sedan driver was hospitalized over the weekend after crashing into a utility pole in Levittown. The Levittown Volunteer Fire Department and Nassau County police officers were called to the area of Wantagh Avenue and West Lane around 3:45 a.m. Sunday after receiving reports of a car fire, officials said.

A Honda heading south on Wantagh Avenue crashed into a pole on the northbound side of the road, officials said. Firefighters did not find any flames.

The driver was rushed to Nassau University Medical Center. Wantagh Avenue was closed in both directions while crews worked the scene.

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Below are photos from the scene.


Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.

Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.

Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.


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