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Car halved after being hit by drunk driver; everyone survives

Police survey the wreckage of a Mazda Miata that was split in half after a collision with a Mercedes-Benz in Rockville Centre, on New York's Long Island, Friday Oct. 14, 2016. Paul Mazza/Newsday via AP

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — Police say a speeding drunken driver smashed into another car on Long Island in New York, causing the hit car to split in half.

Miraculously, nobody suffered life-threatening injuries.

Police say Dustin Brandon was driving a Mercedes-Benz convertible Friday night when he collided with a Mazda Miata in Rockville Centre.

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The impact caused the Mercedes to overturn and the Mazda was cut in half.

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Brandon and his 25-year-old female passenger had to be extricated from the Mercedes. He suffered head and leg injuries. She suffered a lower leg injury.

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The driver of the Mazda suffered internal injuries.

They were all transported to a hospital.

Police charged Brandon with DWI, reckless driving and other charges. It wasn’t immediately known if he had a lawyer who could comment on the charges.

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