Crime & Safety

School Bus Driver Suffers Medical Event In Suffolk: Police

Suffolk police were called to the scene about 12:30 p.m., a spokeswoman said.

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Suffolk police responded to an incident aboard a school bus after the driver suffered a medical event in Lake Ronkonkoma on Thursday afternoon, a spokeswoman said.

It happened at around 12:30 p.m. on Fern Drive aboard a bus carrying students, police confirmed. It is not clear whether the bus was involved in a crash or if anyone was injured. Further details were not immediately available from police. Patch has reached out the Sachem and Connetquot school district rep for comment.

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