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Mother, Daughter Hurt When Minivan Crashes Into Ronkonkoma Home

Police say the mother was pulling out of her driveway when the vehicle traveled across the street into her neighbor's home.

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RONKONKOMA, NY — A woman and her 6-year-old daughter were injured when a minivan crashed into their neighbor's home in Ronkonkoma Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk police said.

Luisa Ariza was driving a 2006 Honda Odyssey out of her driveway on Seusing Boulevard when the vehicle traveled across the street onto the front lawn of her neighbor’s property before striking the house around 4:50 p.m.

Ariza, 29, was transported via police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Her 6-year-old daughter was taken by Lakeland Fire Department ambulance to Stony Brook with minor injuries.

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The house was unoccupied during the crash. No criminal charges have been filed.

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