Billy Joel in Third Car Accident in Two Years

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BAYVILLE, N.Y. (April 25) - Singer Billy Joel was involved in his third car accident in two years Sunday when he slammed into a house on a wet road on Long Island. No one was seriously injured.

There was no evidence that alcohol or drugs were involved and Joel was not suspected of any crime, said Nassau County police Officer Joan Eames.

Joel suffered a small cut on a finger but refused medical attention, Eames said.

Joel was alone in the car, and no one in the house was injured, police said.

A call to Joel's publicist, Claire Mercuri, was not immediately returned.

Last year Joel was hospitalized after smashing his car into a tree along a Long Island highway. No summonses were issued, and Joel was not given a Breathalyzer test.

Joel escaped serious injury in a crash in East Hampton in June 2002.

He later checked into a substance abuse and psychiatric center, reportedly after becoming depressed when a respiratory infection forced him to cut short a tour with fellow piano player Elton John.

Joel and model Christie Brinkley, who divorced in 1994, have a teenage daughter, Alexa Ray. Following last year's accident, Brinkley expressed concern about their daughter riding in a car with him.

Joel, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has had more than two dozen Top 10 hits, including his signature 1974 song ''Piano Man.'' The Broadway musical ''Movin' Out'' is devoted to his music.

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	A fireman stands near the car crashed by Billy Joel on Long Island.

[freepatriot32]

im normally not for it but i think its time for billy joel to become a limosine liberal :-) he doesnt appear to be to good at driving himself around.

[corkoman]

I hate it when those pesky tress and houses leap out in front of me while I am singing.

[dfwgator]

Billy, it's called a limo driver, look into it.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Billy appears to be heading the way of John Denver.

[John Thornton]

It must be nice to be immune from the laws that the "little people" have to follow about alcohol testing after multiple car crashes.

[dfwgator]

I hate it when those pesky tress and houses leap out in front of me while I am singing.

Oak tree you're in my way.

[Tijeras_Slim]

A Citroen? Billy better get back in the studio or he'll be reduced to a Vespa next.

[Clovis_Skeptic]

What kind of car is that?

[flying Elvis]

He should have been ticketed for driving such an ugly car. If I had a car that looked like that I'd smash it into a tree too.

[Charles Henrickson]

A fireman stands near the car crashed by Billy Joel on Long Island.

He didn't start the fire.

[Charles Henrickson]

Billy better get back in the studio. . . .

I heard he's doing a set with the Crash Test Dummies.

[martin_fierro]

Billy better get back in the studio or he'll be reduced to a Vespa next.

Segway: The nadir of traffic accidents.

[mikrofon]

Friday night I crashed your party
Saturday I said I'm sorry
Sunday came and trashed me out again
I was only having fun
Wasn't hurting anyone
And we all enjoyed the weekend for a change

I've been stranded in the combat zone
I walked through Bedford Stuy alone
Even rode my motorcycle in the rain
And you told me not to drive
But I made it home alive
So you said that only proves that I'm insane

[kaktuskid]

A citroen 2CV

[oceanview]

correct, he walks every time. while I have to spend my time driving here avoiding speed traps, inspection checkpoints, and hand held cellphone sweeps.