At least 4 killed, 9 injured when vehicle crashes into nail salon in Deer Park, Long Island

BABYLON, N.Y. – At least 4 individuals had been killed and one other 9 injured when a driver crashed a minivan via the entrance of a nail salon on Long Island, New York, Friday afternoon, officers stated. 

The incident occurred at 4:42 p.m. native time on the Hawaii Nail & Spa on Grand Avenue in Deer Park in Suffolk County.

Dominic Albanese, third assistant chief for the Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department, stated in a information briefing that 4 individuals had been pronounced useless on the scene and 9 had been rushed to space hospitals, one in all whom was airlifted by helicopter. Several individuals needed to be extricated, Albanese stated. 

“It appears a motorist drove through the building, all the way through the building,” Albanese stated.

The driver was amongst these hospitalized. The situations of the injured victims was unknown. 

Those killed in the crash had been contained in the constructing, Albanese stated. No names have been launched.   

The minivan remained lodged deep in the again of the salon for hours, and 150 firefighters and emergency responders had been on scene, Albanese stated. 

The reason for the crash is underneath investigation.

Nail salon prospects amongst 9 injured victims

At least two of the injured victims had been prospects on the nail salon.

Virginia Garcia advised CBS New York her 20-year-old niece is amongst these harm. Garcia says her niece is in a variety of ache and intensely emotional after the incident.

“The lady that was sitting next to her died. So she was more nervous because when she saw that the other lady died, she was like, God saved her life, basically … She’s lucky that she’s alive, actually,” Garcia stated.

She says her niece almost definitely has some damaged bones.

One buyer who normally has a standing 4:30 p.m. appointment on Fridays occurred to change days this week. She confirmed up after listening to the information.

“I don’t even know who’s gone, who’s not gone. I just keep picturing their faces in my head,” buyer Jasmin Darbouze stated.

Witnesses say driver was swerving round automobiles earlier than crash

Witnesses say the driving force was leaving the Kohl’s car parking zone throughout the road, swerving round automobiles, earlier than shedding management and careening into the nail salon.

“It’s not a car accident. It’s like, you hear glass shattering, you don’t hear like metal-to-metal. It’s not the same sound,” witness Eric Perez stated.

A chaplain arrived on the scene Friday afternoon, providing a listening ear to victims’ households in addition to emergency responders.

“If someone wants to speak, if someone wants just to have our presence here, that’s what we come out for,” stated Andrea Sampson, with the New York State Chaplain Task Force.

“It’s horrible. It’s going to be tough for the community, tough for the volunteer fire department, but we’re going to get through it,” Albanese stated.