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Car Crash Closes South 12th Street Saturday Afternoon
Sports car reportedly disregards stop sign on Second Avenue and crashes into car, building.
A car accident closed South 12th Street in New Hyde Park at the LIRR Station Saturday afternoon.
The New Hyde Park Fire Department closed off the LIRR intersection of South 12th Street and Second Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. when a yellow sports car allegedly drove through a Stop sign at the east side of the intersection and collided with a silver Lexus. The yellow sports car then kept going into a building at the northwest corner as well as a fire hydrant.
The driver of the sports car was removed from the vehicle by embers of the New Hyde Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps. A female passenger in the Lexus was also treated by medial personnel. The driver of the Lexus reportedly did not sustain serious injuries.
South 12th Street remained closed while crews clean the scene of the damaged vehicles.
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