Walter Goya Trujillo, 33, of Bay Shore accused of causing crash in Shirley involving 12 cars
Suffolk County police say they arrested a Bay Shore man who fled the scene after causing a chain-reaction crash Saturday afternoon in Shirley. Credit: Paul Mazza
A Bay Shore man caused a chain-reaction crash Saturday involving a dozen cars stopped in traffic in Shirley and then fled the scene, only to be arrested later, Suffolk County police said.
At 2:40 p.m., Walter Goya Trujillo, 33, slammed his 2012 Jeep into traffic stopped on the northbound lanes of the William Floyd Parkway near Montauk Highway, smashing several cars that in turn smashed other stopped cars, police said. Besides Goya Trujillo’s Jeep, 11 other vehicles were struck, according to authorities.
He then fled on foot, but was caught soon after, police said.
Goya Trujillo and two other drivers were taken to hospitals for injuries that were not life-threatening.
He was charged with leaving the scene of a crash with injuries and leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, Suffolk County police said.
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