3-Year-Old Girl Injured in a Car Crash in Lynbrook
By Turjo, Gaea News NetworkTuesday, December 7, 2010
LYNBROOK(GaeaTimes.com) — On Tuesday, a 3-year-old girl was taken to the hospital who suffered a cardiac arrest after her father crashed their car into a tree near Lynbrook.
The accident took place at near about 1.30 p.m. when the southbound sedan veered into a tree on Ocean Avenue near Ruth Place. Village Police Chief Joseph Neve has told that the girl was seated in the vehicle in a child-safety seat, but may not have been properly fastened. She was rushed to the hospital where she is breathing, but still unconscious.
Another passenger in the car, a 3-year-old boy was saved from the crash as he was properly fastened with his seat. The driver was also not seriously injured. Fortunately for the family, there was a nurse in the car behind them who administered CPR immediately.
The cause of the incident is still under investigation.
