Car crashes into North Lindenhurst church after two-vehicle collision

A two-car crash at Albany Avenue and Route 109 sent one vehicle into the entrance of a church at 1179 Route 109, injuring a woman and damaging the lobby area in North Lindenhurst.

The collision happened at 12:29 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2026, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The woman driving the car that went into the church was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. No one else was injured.

Later reporting said the cause of the wreck remained under investigation, and the identities of those involved had not been released. The impact turned a routine midday crash into a property-damage and public-safety incident at a place that normally serves as a gathering point for worship and community events.

The location matters. Albany Avenue and Route 109 are a busy North Lindenhurst intersection where turning traffic, commuter flow and local trips can overlap quickly. When a crash at that corner pushes a car through a church entrance, it raises immediate questions for nearby residents and parishioners about how the roadway is functioning, how much damage the building sustained, and whether the scene could have been far worse if the crash had happened during a service or event.

The incident also fits a broader pattern of serious motor-vehicle cases in Lindenhurst. Suffolk County Police have continued to investigate other roadway incidents in the area this year, including a separate fatal motor-vehicle crash in Lindenhurst, underscoring how dangerous some stretches of local road can be.

For anyone seeking the formal crash paperwork, Suffolk County Police says reports are available for purchase online seven to 10 business days after the incident. That timeline may help fill in the details of what led to the collision and how the vehicles ended up at the church entrance.