Cops: Medford teen had loaded weapon when he crashed into East Patchogue car wash

A Medford teenager was arrested on weapons charges Saturday after he crashed a car into an East Patchogue car wash with a loaded handgun in the vehicle, Suffolk County police said.

Kariem Harrell, 18, was driving a 2008 Infiniti G35 about 6 p.m. when the car crashed and "overturned into" Robo Automatic Car Wash on Montauk Highway, police said.

Harrell and two passengers in the Infiniti were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Police said Harrell was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was held overnight in the Fifth Precinct.

Harrell was arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Central Islip, where he was ordered held on $150,000 cash bail or $300,000 bond. Harrell is scheduled to return to court on Friday. He is represented by Suffolk County Legal Aid, which did not return a call for comment.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.

With Michael O'Keeffe

By Vera Chinese

vera.chinese@newsday.com@VeraChinese

Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.