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Long Island grandma hit by car her 8-year-old grandson had started

By Big New York · 07/14/2026 · Updated 07/14/2026
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A grandmother on Long Island was seriously injured as she tried to stop her car as it rolled down the driveway after her 8-year-old grandson climbed inside and got it started, according to police. The child got inside the 2016 Honda owned by his grandmother around 10 a.m. Monday on Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst, Suffolk.

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A grandmother on Long Island was seriously injured as she tried to stop her car as it rolled down the driveway after her 8-year-old grandson climbed inside and got it started, according to police. The child got inside the 2016 Honda owned by his grandmother around 10 a.m. Monday on Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst, Suffolk.

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