Crime & Safety

Injured Driver Accused of DWI After Hitting House

Long Beach man suffers head injury in Glen Head crash.

A Long Beach man is facing a DWI charge after his vehicle slammed into a home in Glen Head early Tuesday morning, according to Nassau County Police.

Ricardo Medina-Baez, 41, was hospitalized with a head injury after his 2005 Volkswagon left the roadway and struck a home at the intersection of Glen Cove Ave. and University Place.

The home was occupied by a female resident who was not injured, police reported.

Medina-Baez was charged with DWI and will be arraigned as soon as medically practical, police said.


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