Thursday, October 1, 2026
Three of four people were injured at about 5 a.m. on January 1 after the car they were riding in struck a snow bank on Merrick Road, catapulting the car into the air and landing over 70 feet away in another snow bank, according to the Lynbrook Fire Department. The injured and taken to the hospital.
The Lynbrook Fire Department, under the command of First Deputy Chief Mike Hynes responded to the scene with Ambulance Unit 425A from the Emergency Medical Company and Tally-Ho Engine 423. With three injured, two Nassau County Police ambulances also responded.
The three occupants, suffering only minor injuries, were taken to area hospitals by the three ambulances. A tow truck later pulled the car off the snow bank. Firefighters were at the scene for about 45 minutes.
