The Deer Park Fire Department was called to an MVA with a reported car into a house on Nicolls Road about 0445 hours on August 30, 2026. Assistant Chiefs Jackson, Albanese, Heisenbuttel responded along with Rescue Engine 1-4-6, Engine 1-4-11 Ambulances 1-4-1, 1-4-3 and Fire Police 1-4-15. Units arrived and found a sedan that had been traveling south on Cayuga Avenue went straight at the intersection and across the lawn of a single-story home and crashed into the living room of the home. Crews secured the vehicle and checked the damage to the home. The 19-year-old driver was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital for evaluation and was later arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs and illegally possessing a handgun, according to a Suffolk County Police statement.
– Fire News photo by Paul Mazza
