Drunken driver hits bicyclist in Farmingville, Suffolk cops say

A Farmingville man was charged with drunken driving after he struck and critically injured a bicyclist Saturday morning in Farmingville, Suffolk County police said.

Lee Newman, 26, was driving a white 2009 Ford pickup truck south on County Road 83/North Ocean Avenue when he struck the cyclist traveling west on Horseblock Road at 5:15 a.m., police said.

The bicyclist, Armando Gonzalez, 67, of Medford, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he remains in critical condition, police said.

Newman’s vehicle was impounded for a safety check, and he was scheduled to be arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Central Islip.

The intersection, initially closed to traffic, has since been reopened.

Detectives asked anyone who may have witnessed or has information about the crash to contact the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 800-220-8477, or text “SCPD” and a message to “CRIMES” (274637).

By Craig Schneider

craig.schneider@newsday.comScraigo

Craig Schneider is a Long Island native and Stony Brook University alumnus. He joined Newsday as a general assignment reporter in January 2018 after 20 years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.