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The incident happened just before 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15 in North Babylon.
DaSean Player, age 31, of West Babylon, was driving a 2020 Nissan Pathfinder eastbound on Woods Road at a high rate of speed when he failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the cruiser that was traveling southbound on Elkton Lane, Suffolk County Police said.
The driver lost control of the Nissan, then struck a house, located on the 100 block of Elkton Lane, according to police.
The Nissan caught fire which spread to the house, police said. No one in the house was injured.
A passenger in the Nissan, Steven Glover, age 32, of Wyandanch, fled the scene and was apprehended a short time later, said police.
Player was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with non-life-threatening injuries.
Glover was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore with non-life-threatening injuries.
The officer whose vehicle was struck was transported via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Player was charged with:
- Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance,
- Fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance,
- Two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance,
- Reckless driving.
He also had a Parole Warrant. He will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date.
Glover was charged with:
- Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance,
- Fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance,
- Two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance,
- Resisting arrest,
- Third-degree attempted assault for kicking and spitting at a police officer while stating he had COVID.
Glover also had an active parole warrant. He will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.
The North Babylon Fire Department, PSEG, and the Town of Babylon Building Inspector responded and assisted at the scene of the house fire.
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