Driver crashes car into Huntington Station adult home, displacing 27 residents, police say

A driver crashed a car into an adult assisted living facility on Long Island late Sunday, causing more than two dozen residents to be evacuated in the middle of the night. 

Police are still looking for the driver, who fled the scene before officers arrived, Suffolk County police said. 

Officers said the driver of a Honda Civic was traveling northbound on McKay Road in Huntington Station at 10 p.m. The driver veered off the road, plowed through a fence, and slammed into Manor Haven Home for Adults on Columbia Street. 

Structural damage to the building caused 27 residents to evacuate in their pajamas. The Red Cross was on scene to help relocate residents. 

Video from the scene showed the front of the red car smashed into the building. Water was seen gushing out of the building after the car hit a water main. The damage left a gaping hole in the side of the building. 

No one was injured, police said. 

"It caused a major flood. We had to shut off gas, electric and water to the facility," one employee said. "Thank goodness no one was in the spot where he hit." 

James Heinish lives across the street. He said he heard the crash and saw the driver take off. 

"Just a loud bang. And then I come out here, and you hear a guy yelling, 'I need help, I need help,'" he said. "He comes out, he is all bloody, knocking on doors to get someone to let him in the car. Someone finally lets him in, and drives up the road ... covered in blood, someone let him in the car. I couldn't believe it." 

Management at the home said they are grateful to Woodbury Heights Nursing Center, which took in the displaced residents. They were all safe, fed and went to bed within three hours, they said.

"They were very nice. They prepared everything - beds, linen, food, snacks, drinks," a Manor Haven Manager said. "We brought over all their medications." 

Staff said they are hoping to have the house back open in three days, but that will depend on getting the approvals deeming the building safe.