Southern State Parkway [5-23-20]

On the evening of Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 the North Merrick Fire Department and Nassau County Police Emergency Services Unit operated on the scene of a single vehicle accident [car versus tree] with one person heavily pinned inside. The accident was located on the ramp from the southbound Meadowbrook State Parkway to the westbound Southern State Parkway. It took approximately twenty minutes to extricate the driver [the only occupant inside the vehicle]. The driver was transported to Nassau County Medical Center in serious condition. The cause of the accident is under investigation. All fire department units were under the command of North Merrick Chief of Department Robert Presti Jr. [6700].