A car veered off McKay Road in Huntington Station and plowed straight into Manor Haven Adult Home, flooding the basement, knocking out utilities, and forcing all 27 residents out of the building. The driver took off before officers arrived, and as of Monday, Suffolk County police were still searching for whoever was behind the wheel.
The crash happened Sunday, when Suffolk County police responded to the facility at 222 Columbia St. after a Honda Civic traveling north on McKay Road left the roadway and struck the building, according to News 12 Long Island. The driver fled the scene before police could arrive, and investigators are now trying to track that person down.
No Injuries, But a Flooded Basement and a Utility Shutoff
Officials reported that no one was hurt in the crash, a small mercy given the scale of the disruption that followed. The impact caused flooding in the facility's basement and forced crews to shut off the building's utilities, according to the same report, leaving Manor Haven unable to safely house its residents.
Manor Haven is described as a New York State-licensed, 32-bed assisted living facility, per the state health department's attribution in the News 12 report. A Town of Huntington building inspector was on scene to assess the damage, and the investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
Red Cross Steps In to Find Residents New Housing
With the building effectively uninhabitable, the Red Cross is working to find places for the 27 displaced residents to go, the station's report notes. The facility sits at 222 Columbia St. in Huntington Station, a location also listed in A Place for Mom's community directory under a similar spelling of the home's name.
It's the kind of scene that upends daily life for a vulnerable population almost instantly — residents who rely on round-the-clock care suddenly needing somewhere else to sleep, with no warning and no injuries to explain why. For now, the search for the driver continues alongside the scramble to find everyone a bed.
