SHIRLEY, New York -- The driver of a car that crashed into a home on Long Island jumped out, took off his clothes and ran off, according to police.
Around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Suffolk County Police responded to a home in Shirley. A car had been driven through two lawns, destroying their fences, then struck a deck, and went into a home on Ridgewood Drive, police said.
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The deck collapsed into the pool, and water from the pool flooded the home.
The man exited the vehicle, took off his clothes and fled, police said.
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Suffolk police took him into custody a short time later, and he was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue.
Charges are pending.
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Around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Suffolk County Police responded to a home in Shirley where a car had crashed into a pool and home.