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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