An on-duty Suffolk County police sergeant was seriously injured Friday morning when the unmarked vehicle he was driving collided with a Honda CRV carrying a young mother and her 3-year-old son at the intersection of Victory Avenue and River Road in Shirley. The sergeant and the two civilians were all taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, with the sergeant suffering serious but non-life-threatening injuries while the woman and child were treated for minor injuries.
The crash happened at about 8 a.m., according to Patch, which reported that the sergeant was driving the unmarked police vehicle southbound on River Road and attempting to turn left onto Victory Avenue when it struck the 2026 Honda CRV, which was headed westbound on Victory Avenue. News12 Long Island likewise reported that the Suffolk County Police Department said the vehicles collided at that intersection around 8 a.m.
The Honda's driver, a 25-year-old Shirley woman, and her 3-year-old son were also brought to Stony Brook University Hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries, per the same account from Patch. Both vehicles involved in the crash were impounded for a safety check, police said.
Detectives Seek Witnesses
Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to come forward. Police asked witnesses to call detectives at 631-852-6555, according to the report.
The circumstances surrounding exactly how the two vehicles came together at the intersection, and whether either driver will face any citations, have not been detailed by police. The investigation into the crash appears to still be underway as detectives seek witness accounts.
Not the First Such Crash in Shirley
This is not the first time an on-duty Suffolk County police sergeant has been seriously hurt in a Shirley collision. In February, TBR News Media reported that Sgt. Wayne Kelly was driving an unmarked 2017 Chevrolet Impala southbound on William Floyd Parkway when a northbound 2008 Honda Odyssey turning onto Ridgewood Drive struck his vehicle. Kelly, 46, was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the outlet reported, while the Honda's driver, 40-year-old Cristian Guartatanga Carchipulla of Shirley, was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries.
