Driver seriously hurt in West Islip crash, Suffolk police say
Suffolk County police investigating a single-car crash on Montauk Highway in West Islip Saturday night. Credit: Paul Mazza
A Babylon man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle West Islip crash Saturday night, police said.
Robert Ferri, 65, was driving a 2001 Ford sedan eastbound on Montauk Highway when the car left the road and struck a tree between Admirals Drive East and Otis Lane at approximately 11:05 p.m., according to Suffolk police.
Ferri was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with serious injuries. A 28-year-old male passenger was also taken to the same hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The vehicle was impounded for a safety check and detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.
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.
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