Police: Drunk Huntington Man Crashes Into Centerport Home, Flees the Scene

Photos by Steve Silverman

A drunk driver from Huntington crashed into a Centerport home and fled the scene Tuesday night, police said.

A 2011 GMC pickup truck struck the corner of a house on Prospect Road and ended up in the backyard just a few feet from Mill Pond around 8:40 p.m. The driver then turned around and fled the scene through the neighboring property, police said.

Authorities located the suspect and arrested him at his home at 11:52 p.m.

Edward Meyer Jr., 49, was charged with DWI and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage.

The crash destroyed the right corner of the house, ruptured a gas line and a water pipe. Debris was strewn all across the property. The next door property’s deck, trees, shrubbery and fences were damaged, according to officials.

The residents were not home at the time of the crash and no injuries were reported.

Meyer’s white pickup truck was impounded for a safety check.

About 25 Centerport firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the incident with an engine, ladder truck, ambulance and fire patrol.

Meyer will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.

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