Crime & Safety
WATCH: Man Barely Dodges Car Before It Plows Into Business
Police say an 86-year-old man was driving the car. He and his wife were hurt. A pedestrian jumped out of the way just in time. Video inside.
WEST ISLIP, NY – Two people were hurt and a pedestrian certainly dodged serious injuries when a car plowed into a West Islip business Tuesday afternoon.
According to Suffolk Police, an 86-year-old man was driving a Subaru Forester when it struck Hometown Insurance Agency at 632 Union Boulevard at about 2:40 p.m. The man and his 82-year-old wife were transported to a Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip with minor injuries.
Video (watch it below) posted on Facebook by News12 Long Island Meteorologist Rich Hoffmanshows the car pulling into a parking spot before suddenly accelerating. A man walking on the sidewalk jumped out the way just in the nick of time.
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