Vehicle Crashes Into Garage; Driver Hospitalized in Shirley

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters operate at a car into a garage in Shirley.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters Operate at a Car Into a garage in Shirley.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Chief Steve J and crew prepare to take up from MVA car Vs. Garage.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Chief Steve J and crew prepare to take up from MVA car Vs. Garage.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Beach Engine On scene in Mastic.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Ambulance
SHIRLEY, NY - The Mastic Fire Department and Suffolk County Police responded to a call Tuesday morning, October 9th, after a vehicle struck a home on Floyd Road, partially entering the garage. The accident occurred around 9:10 a.m., prompting emergency dispatch to alert Mastic Fire Chief Steven Januskiewicz to a possible entrapment.
Upon arrival, Mastic FD Engine 1 and Fire Police 80, along with Mastic Beach FD’s engine, found a vehicle lodged in the garage. Fortunately, rescuers were able to remove the driver without the need for heavy extrication. Mastic Ambulance transported the driver to a nearby hospital for evaluation.
This incident marked the fourth of six calls for the Mastic Fire Department that day.