A Hicksville man was arrested for DWI and assault after he caused an accident on Newbridge Road in East Meadow Friday, police said.

According to the police report, at approximately 7 a.m., Daniel Benison, 22, was traveling southbound on Newbridge Road at Falcon Street with a 20 year-old female passenger when he allegedly forced his Oldsmobile Cutless into the northbound lane into oncoming traffic. This caused a collision with a Honda Odyssey, police say.

The passenger in Benison’s vehicle suffered fractures in her skull, pelvis and ribs, and she was transported to a local hospital for admission. Benison was also transported to the hospital for a shoulder injury.

At the hospital, officers determined that Benison was intoxicated, and he was played under arrest, officials say.

The driver and passenger of the Odyssey refused medical attention at the scene, despite the fact that the collision caused their vehicle to hop onto the curb.

Newbridge Road was closed between Inglewood Street and Kenmore Street for over three hours due to the accident.

Benison is charged with second degree assault, second degree vehicular assault, reckless driving and driving while intoxicated. He will be arraigned bedside on Saturday.