LI Man Accused Of Drunken ATV Crash Injuring Woman Indicted: DA

BELLPORT, NY — A Bellport man has been indicted in connection with his being intoxicated while behind the wheel of an ATV that crashed and seriously injured a passenger, causing her to be placed in a coma, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said.

Tayquan Mayo-Dunmore, 30, was intoxicated and driving a Kawasaki ATV on Bellport Avenue in Bellport on June 10, at around 8 p.m., prosecutors said.

Dunmore allegedly crashed the ATV causing it to flip over, and his passenger was thrown from it, prosecutors said, adding, that the passenger hit her head and suffered severe head trauma requiring her to be airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was placed in an induced coma.

Law enforcement later determined Mayo-Dunmore’s New York State driver’s license was also suspended at the time he was operating the ATV, prosecutors said.

“This defendant allegedly operated an ATV while intoxicated, with a suspended license, and caused serious injuries to his passenger,” said Tierney. “ATVs can be dangerous if not operated safely and on proper terrain, and they absolutely do not belong on our roadways in Suffolk County.”

Mayo-Dunmore was arraigned on three counts of first-degree vehicular assault; aggravated driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated, and two counts of first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Mayo-Dunmore is being held on $25,000 cash, $50,000 bond, or $250,000 partially-secured bond during the pendency of the case. He is due back in court on Aug. 9, and is being represented by

He is being represented by attorney, Steve Wilutis of Miller Place.