A 70-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after losing consciousness behind the wheel and causing a six-vehicle crash in Huntington Station on Sunday afternoon, Suffolk County police said
The woman, whose identity was being withheld pending notification of her family, was driving a 2012 Lexus RC350 eastbound on West Pulaski Road near Oakwood Road at about 12:50 p.m. when she suffered the medical emergency, police said in a news release.
Her car first sideswiped a Nissan sedan before continuing into an occupied parked vehicle, police said. That set off a chain reaction that saw the Nissan strike two additional parked vehicles with the Lexus continuing east into an another parked car, police said.
The driver of the Lexus was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious but not life-threatening injuries, according to the release. The driver of the Nissan was not injured.
The Lexus was impounded for a safety check and police are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact Second Squad investigators at 631-854-8252.
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Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.
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