Traffic & Transit
Man Seriously Injured In Commack Crash
A 25-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital after the four-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon.
COMMACK, NY — A 25-year-old man was seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash in Commack Saturday afternoon, police said.
According to Suffolk police, a woman was driving a 2017 Buick Regal west on Veterans Memorial Highway when she attempted to make a right turn onto Jericho Turnpike at about 2:25 p.m.
The Buick struck a 2016 Nissan Rogue traveling east on Jericho Turnpike about 50 feet west of Ruth Boulevard.
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The Rogue, driven by Freddy Roth, flipped on its side and slid into the back of a 2017 GMC pickup truck stopped in the eastbound turning lane of Jericho Turnpike. The pickup truck then struck the rear of a 2010 Honda.
Roth, of Brentwood, was airlifted via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. There were no other injuries.
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The investigation is continuing and anyone with information is asked to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452. No criminal charges have been filed.
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