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HUNTINGTON VILLAGE
Car Crashes Into Theater
By Alessandra Malito/ amalito@longislandernews.com
Movie goers of the Loews Shore 8 movie theater
may walk in noticing a the side of the theater has been boarded
up the only evidence that a car crashed into it over the
weekend.
The accident occurred at 7 p.m. on Dec. 18 near the theater, located
on Wall Street in Huntington village. The driver, behind the wheel
of a blue Jeep Grand Cherokee, suffered traumatic head injuries.
The reason she slammed into the side of the theater is unknown,
but Huntington Fire Department Assistant Chief Ken Cochrane said
he thinks something happened to her physically, such as a stroke
or heart attack. She was found upside down, face down and underneath
the dashboard of the passenger seat.
The only way you can really do that is making a left-hand
turn, Cochrane said. Responders believe she was going on east
on Gerard Street and making a left to go north on Wall Street.
There were no witnesses, to Cochranes knowledge. The car is
damaged, with more wreckage above the front wheel of the drivers
side, but it took the hit well, the assistant chief said. No air
bags deployed.
After being freed by the Jaws of Life the driver was
taken to Huntington Hospital by the Huntington Community First Aid
Squad. About 20 firefighters and rescue workers were on the scene
with a heavy rescue truck, pumper and ambulance. They were under
the supervision of Cochrane, who was assisted by Deputy Chiefs Bob
Berry and Jesse Cukro.
The theaters damaged wall, next to the entrance which faces
Wall Street, has minimal damage to the exterior.
Theater management would not comment based on AMC Corporate policies.
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