New York Post

TEENS GONE WILD

400 at ‘underager’

- By DANIEL PRENDERGAS­T and SOPHIA ROSENBAUM srosenbaum@nypost.com

Nearly 400 Long Island teens got schooled in Party 101 — by the police.

Nassau County cops broke up an end-of-summer rager at a Great Neck home (above) Tuesday night that sent at least three people to the hospital.

The “large house party” on Old Mill Road was allegedly teeming with underage drinkers when cops pulled up around 9:30 p.m.

Police say they arrived at the gated $5.87-million mansion to find hundreds of tanked teens celebratin­g the end of Summer 2016.

While searching the 9,857square-foot home, cops discovered three unconsciou­s teens who required immediate medical attention.

Two boys, 15 and 16, as well as a 16-year-old girl, were transporte­d to a local hospital, where they were treated for severe intoxicati­on.

The rest of the partiers were sent home while cops questioned the homeowners, who were allegedly present throughout the bash.

Authoritie­s noted that dad Adam Hutt, 53, didn’t provide the alcohol for the boozy bash.

Hutt has five children,-including a set of 14-year-old triplets, an 18-year-old son and a 16-year-old daughter who attends the $30,000-ayear North Shore Hebrew Academy HS.

He was issued an appearance ticket in lieu of an arrest for the party, according to cops. It violated a social-host law, aimed at deterring underage parties by placing the onus on adults who knowingly let minors drink.

Hutt, who could not be reached for comment, is due to appear at First District Court in Hempstead at the end of September.

The fine for the misdemeano­r crime ranges from $250 to $1,000 and can include jail time for repeat offenders.

There have been at least 50 similar summonses — including a record-breaking 13 in 2015 — issued in the last five years in neighborin­g Suffolk County, according to Newsday.

Underage drinking is so rampant on Long Island that the Suffolk County Police Department created a telephone hot line earlier this year aimed at shutting down parties before they even start.

“Cancel The Keg” launched in May, right before prom season, and allows people to phone in upcoming parties in hopes that cops could bust them before the first drink was poured.

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