Anthony Kaiser, of Shirley, charged with DWI after crash injures 2, police say
Suffolk police charged a Shirley man with driving while intoxicated Thursday night after a two-vehicle crash. Credit: Newsday / James Carbone
A Shirley man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a two-vehicle crash that seriously injured his passenger and injured the other driver in North Bellport Thursday night, Suffolk County police said.
Anthony Kaiser, 28, was driving a 2021 Dodge Charger east on Montauk Highway around 11:15 p.m. when the car crossed over the double yellow lines into the opposite lane and collided head-on with a westbound 2021 Toyota Venza near Weaver Avenue, police said in a news release.
Kaiser’s front-seat passenger was taken to NYU Langone Hospital — Suffolk in Patchogue for treatment of serious injuries, police said.
Kaiser and the 36-year-old driver of the Toyota were also taken to the same hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Kaiser was charged with driving while intoxicated and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Friday.
Both vehicles were impounded.
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