Crime & Safety
3 Injured, 1 Seriously In Suffolk Crash Tuesday Morning: Police
The 61-year-old's 2005 rear-ended a pickup truck, and he was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, Suffolk police said.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — A 61-year-old Ridge man was seriously injured when the sedan he was driving rear-ended a pickup truck in Farmingville on Tuesday morning, Suffolk police said.
The man's 2005 Lexus rear-ended a 2021 Ford F350 that was stopped in traffic in the left lane of northbound Nicolls Road, just north of Horseblock Place, at around 10:45 a.m., according to police.
Farmingville Fire Department Rescue freed the man from his car, and then he was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police said.
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The pickup's driver, a 71-year-old, Clifton, New Jersey man, and his passenger, a 38-year-old from the same hometown, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Detectives from the 6th Squad are investigating.
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Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks, police said.
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to call the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652.
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