Monday, July 18, 2016

4 kids, 2 adults hospitalized after drunk driver loses control of minivan on Staten Island and crashes into a utility pole








Eyewitness News
Updated 1 hr 10 mins ago

GRASMERE, Staten Island (WABC) -- A 35-year-old man lost control of a minivan while driving on Fingerboard Road on Monday afternoon, crashing into a utility pole on Staten Island.

The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. near 338 Fingerboard Road in the Grasmere section.

There were five passengers inside the minivan at the time - a 11-month-old girl, a 3-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy, an 11-year-old girl and a 33-year-old woman. All were taken to Staten Island hospital in critical, but stable condition.


The driver is currently in police custody at Staten Island North Hospital, and is expected to be charged with DWI.