Cops: Teen driver injured after crashing into SUV
Suffolk County police at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Middle Country Road and Adirondack Drive in Selden Sunday evening. Credit: Christopher Sabella
A teenage driver was seriously injured when police said she crashed into an SUV while exiting a townhouse parking lot Sunday evening in Selden.
The driver, 17, of Selden, was transported by a Selden Fire Department ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital.
The driver of the SUV, identified by police as a 24-year-old man from Coram, was not injured.
Police said the man was driving a 2015 Hyundai Tucson westbound on Middle Country Road when his vehicle was struck by the 2017 Volkswagen as it exited the Fairfield Townhouses complex parking lot at about 6:40 p.m. The scene is near Adirondack Drive.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
Sixth Squad detectives are asking anyone with information regarding the crash to contact them at 631-854-8652. All call will remain confidential.
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