In the house!

A potentially dangerous accident occurred on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 14 when a car slid out of control and smashed into a house at 1275 Woodside Ave. Thankfully, according to Baldwin Fire Department Second Deputy Chief Robert Brancato, no one was in the residence at the time of the crash, and while the passenger from the car was transported to South Nassau Medical Center for observation, her injuries were not thought to be serious. The driver, a female, refused medical treatment at the scene.

“We got the call just before three in the afternoon,” Brancato told the Herald. “When we arrived we assessed the patient and the damage to the house. We then had the passenger transported to the hospital, and summoned help from the Freeport Fire Department to deal with the garage.”

The Nassau County Police also responded to the scene of the accident and the two groups of responders coordinated their efforts to shore up the damaged garage so the car could be extricated.

Witnesses on the scene, including photographers Bill Bennett and Mark Kasner, agreed that intoxicants did not appear to have been a factor in the crash. Both witnesses said that while the driver was being questioned, there did not appear to be any suspicion she was under the influence of drugs, illegal or otherwise.

The police were still investigating the cause of the crash as of this afternoon.

The video below, capturing the accident’s aftermath, was shot by local Mark Kasner.