September 3, 2023, 0447 hours. The Hauppauge Fire Department is dispatched to a report of a vehicle fire on the Northern State Parkway. Units arrive to find that a 2019 Dodge Charger had left the eastbound lanes, landing in the woods just west of Veterans Highway. The fully was fully involved but the. driver had self extricated and denied being injured. Assistant Chief Mendola operated with engines 3, 4 and 1. Hauppauge FD photos.
