Crime & Safety
Update: Woman Charged with DWI After Crash
Driver involved in Thursday accident on Jericho Turnpike was under influence of drugs, say police.
Update, Thursday 10:30 p.m.
Heather Coffey, 28, was charged with DWI impaired by drugs, possession of a hypodermic needle and aggravated unlicensed aggravation for driving with a suspended license.
She was arrested after colliding with another car on East Jericho Turnpike Thursday, say police.
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She allegedly crossed over the double yellow line while heading westbound on Jericho Turnpike hitting a pickup truck in the opposite lane. The truck was forced backwards and smashed into the storefront of Coin Galleries of Oyster Bay at 230 East Jericho Turnpike.
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Both drivers suffeed non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Huntington Hospital. There was structural damage to the store.
There is no mug shot because Coffey remains in Huntington Hospital as of Thursday afternoon.
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