Man Strikes Utility Pole, Seriously Injured: PD

Lindenhurst NY

10 March, 2022

9:05 AM

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NORTH LINDENHURST, NY — A man was seriously injured after his car struck a utility pole in North Lindenhurst on Wednesday night, Suffolk County Police said. Joseph Pierce, 37, of Lindenhurst, was driving a 2017 Infinity QX7 southbound on Wellwood Avenue at 9:56 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle, police said. The Infinity QX7 crossed into the northbound lanes and then struck a utility pole on Wellwood Ave., police said. Pierce was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries, police said. The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.