Officer Airlifted After Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip

Detectives are investigating a crash that injured a police officer on Long Island.

Sunrise Highway( Route 27) near Carleton Avenue in Islip.
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07/16/2023 3:55 p.m.

At about 11:10 a.m. Sunday, July 16, the Suffolk County Police Department Third Precinct officer was engaged in traffic control regarding flooding on eastbound Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in Islip, near Carleton Avenue, when a commercial van struck the passenger side of the police vehicle

The officer was airlifted via police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the van, a 62-year-old Lawrence, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore as a precaution.

Anyone who witnessed the crash to call the Suffolk County PD Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555.

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