State Police say driver, 2 passengers hurt in SSP crash
State Police are investigating an accident Sunday morning during which the driver of a van and at least two passengers were injured when the vehicle struck a tree on the eastbound Southern State Parkway in Roosevelt.
Police said the crash occurred about 12:03 a.m. and the injured were taken to a nearby hospital, but no other details or the identities of the injured were immediately available.
![](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsday.com%2Fimage-service%2Fversion%2Fc%3AMzQxYmJmYTAtODViYy00%3AMjE2N2FjNjAtZjVkMy00%2Flier240811.jpg%3Ff%3DLandscape%2B16%253A9%26w%3D770%26q%3D1&w=1920&q=80)
'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
![](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsday.com%2Fimage-service%2Fversion%2Fc%3AMzQxYmJmYTAtODViYy00%3AMjE2N2FjNjAtZjVkMy00%2Flier240811.jpg%3Ff%3DLandscape%2B16%253A9%26w%3D770%26q%3D1&w=1920&q=80)
'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.