Crime & Safety

Photo of the Day: Driver OK After Dix Hills Crash

A car split in half after striking a utility pole in Dix Hills early Wednesday morning, but the driver escaped serious injury, according to Suffolk Police. 

A blue Kia hit the pole on Daly Avenue, near Larkfield Road, around 4 a.m, police said.

Daly Road was closed for several hours following the crash and a LIPA crew was on the scene to repair the pole, police said. 

Police did not release the identity of the driver. 


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