Suffolk County Police arrested a man after he crashed his vehicle into a senior center in Mount Sinai on Tuesday, April 30.
Bruce Brant was driving a 2012 Mazda3 northbound on North Ocean Avenue when he failed to stop at the end of the roadway and crashed the vehicle into the Rose Caracappa Senior Center, located at 739 Route 25A, at approximately 12:25 a.m. The vehicle came to a stop inside the building. Mount Sinai Fire Department Heavy Rescue extricated Brant from the Mazda. He was transported to John T. Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. There were no other injuries.
Brant, 25, of Pennsylvania, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. He will be arraigned at a later date.
A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.