Chief’s SUV stolen during fire call. Crashes at Hofstra University campus on Long Island injuring 6.
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At least six people were hurt in a chain reaction crash Tuesday after a teenager stole a chief’s SUV in Nassau County, NY. Police say it happened on the campus of Hofstra University when a chief officer of the Uniondale Fire Department apparently left the keys in the vehicle after arriving on the scene of an alarm.
Police say the teen jumped in and sped off with the emergency lights flashing. The SUV then hit a number of vehicles. One child is among the injured, but was not seriously hurt. The teenager accused of stealing the vehicle was taken to the hospital and is being charged in the case.
“Nobody’s going to give out any information until we have an interview with our lawyers tomorrow,” said Anthony Lebron, the Uniondale first deputy chief told Newsday.
