Man Arrested for DWI Following Crash into Senior Center
Suffolk County Police arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after he crashed his vehicle into a senior center in Mount Sinai early this morning.
Bruce Brant was driving a 2012 Mazda3 northbound on North Ocean Avenue when he failed to stop at the end of the roadway and crashed the vehicle into the Rose Caracappa Senior Center, located at 739 Route 25A, at approximately 12:25 a.m. The vehicle came to a stop inside the building. Mount Sinai Fire Department Heavy Rescue extricated Brant from the Mazda. He was transported to John T. Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. There were no other injuries.
Brant, 25, of Pennsylvania, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. He will be arraigned at a later date.
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Authority: Geraldine Hart, Commissioner 19-240965
Suffolk County Police Department JM/0440
Address/Location
Suffolk County Police - Headquarters
30 Yaphank Ave
Yaphank, NY 11980
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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 631-852-2677