Crime & Safety

Police: Car Plows Into Smithtown Doctor's Office, 4 Hurt

A 9-year-old boy is among those hurt in Tuesday afternoon crash.

Four people, including a 9-year-old boy, were injured when a car plowed into a pediatrician's office in Smithtown Tuesday afternoon, police said. 

The crash happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. at a commercial complex at 300 Middle Country Road. 

The woman driving the car Lyudmila Lerner, 75, of Kings Park, the 9-year-old boy and his mother inside the doctor's office and a employee at the office all suffered minor injuries and were taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, police said. 

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The building did not collapse but electricity was shut and the building was evacuated, police said.  The investigation is continuing.


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