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Crime & Safety

Jaws of Life Used in Car Accident Rescue in Port Jefferson Station

SUV and 4-door car crashed at intersection of Norwood Ave., Terryville Rd. and Route 347.

Terryville firefighters had to use their HURST Tool (also known as the jaws of life) and remove the roof of a vehicle to free the driver of a car that was hit by a sports utility vehicle at the intersections of Terryville Road, Norwood Avenue and Route 347 on Tuesday afternoon.

Mutliple ambulances and fire department vehicles responded to the accident call. Terryville Fire Department Chief, Richard McCarren was on the scene of the accident and Suffolk County Police were also on hand to divert traffic away from the area.

Two or three people were transported to local hospitals by Ambulances.

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