Drunk driver crashes into boat on Long Island, starts 4-boat fire: cops

A pistillate driving drunk connected Long Island slammed into a boat astatine a Suffolk County marina, starting a occurrence that dispersed to 3 different boats, cops said.

Lorrie Ibe, 54, was rescued from the country and past charged with driving portion intoxicated, WABC reported.

Cops said Ibe was driving the incorrect way down Route 231 successful Babylon successful a 2021 Kia Forte, according to Newsday. She past crossed backmost implicit the median, went done an intersection, slammed done a obstruction astatine Suffolk Marine Center and struck a boat, constabulary said.

The interaction of the clang caused the vessel to drawback fire, and the blaze dispersed to 3 different boats astatine the marina astir 30 miles eastbound of Central Park, News 12 Long Island reported.

Responding officers and a bystander who witnessed the occurrence pulled Ibe from her vehicle, and she was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital successful West Islip, according to Newsday.

No 1 other was killed oregon injured successful the chaotic incident. The Babylon Fire Department responded and doused the blaze.

Ibe volition beryllium arraigned successful First District Court successful Central Islip erstwhile physically capable, authorities said.

Accidents involving boats are somewhat communal connected Long Island. In aboriginal September, Louis and Renee Deritis were killed successful a boat-on-boat crash successful Great South Bay, erstwhile their 27-foot vessel struck a larger sportfishing vessel, according to authorities. No 1 was charged with a transgression successful that incident.