Crime & Safety
SCPD Car Seriously Injures Bicyclist In Huntington Station
The police vehicle was responding to a call with emergency lights on when it struck the bicyclist on Tuesday evening, police say.
A bicyclist suffered serious injuries after being struck by a Suffolk County Police vehicle that was responding to a call on Tuesday evening, police say.
According to authorities, a marked police unit, occupied by two officers, was traveling northbound on New York Avenue, north of May Street, with its emergency lights on when it struck a man riding a bicycle crossing the road at 5:10 p.m.
The bicyclist, identified as 64-year-old Huntington Station resident Miguel Angel Gaitan, airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital to be treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
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The two officers were taken to Huntington Hospital for evaluation and released.
The vehicle was impounded for a safety check.
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Anyone with information on this crash is requested to contact Major Case Unit detectives at (631) 852 6555
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