A Garden City woman was allegedly drunk behind the wheel when she slammed through a fence and crashed onto the tracks at the Nassau Boulevard Long Island Rail Road station last night.
The incident happened around 8 p.m. in Garden City.
“It’s kind of crazy that somebody would’ve driven a car straight through here,” Garden City South resident Jerry Savoretti said.
Garden City police said the driver, Christine Riordan, had a passenger in her car when she hit two parked cars in the lot before accelerating onto the tracks.
Police said no one was injured.
The crash initially suspended service on the line as crews worked overnight to fix the significant damage, according to the MTA. Repairs were made to both tracks, the third rail, the protective fencing and a cement staircase leading to the platform.
Service on the Hempstead Branch was fully restored in both directions ahead of the morning commute around 3 a.m.
There were no additional delays or service disruptions on Wednesday. Commuters stopped by to inspect the temporary fencing that had been installed and contemplated the entire situation.
“You just say, how did it happen?” Garden City resident Carlos Caban asked. “It’s quite difficult to drive through this area. How they didn’t hit anything else is amazing.”
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